Altudoceras guanshanense Zheng 1984 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Paragastrioceratidae

Full reference: Z. G. Zheng. 1984. Some Permian ammonoids from Hunan and northern Guangdong. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23:185-195

Belongs to Altudoceras according to T. B. Leonova 2002

See also Zheng 1984

Sister taxa: Altudoceras altudense, Altudoceras boreum, Altudoceras cooperi, Altudoceras hefengense, Altudoceras hirsutum, Altudoceras hunanense, Altudoceras jiaheense, Altudoceras jianshiense, Altudoceras lijiaense, Altudoceras mckeei, Altudoceras orientale, Altudoceras qiaoxiaense, Altudoceras roemeri, Altudoceras serratum, Altudoceras sosioense, Altudoceras waageni, Altudoceras zitteli

Type specimen: NIGP 64966. Its type locality is Guanshan, Douling Fm, Upper Mb, Lianyuan County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine mudstone in the Douling Formation of China.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 24.5

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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