Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Marathonitidae
Full reference: M. F. Bogoslovskaya. 1978. Systematics and phylogeny of the families Marathonitidae and Vidrioceratidae (Ammonoidea). Paleontological Journal 12:50-63
Belongs to Almites according to Z. R. Zhou 2017
See also Bogoslovskaya 1978, Bogoslovskaya 1990 and Leonova 2002
Sister taxa: Almites dmitrievi, Almites electraensis, Almites gracilis, Almites hayasakai, Almites invariabilis, Almites leveni, Almites pavlovi, Almites pressulus, Almites reverendus, Almites sellardsi, Almites transitorius, Almites ventrosus
Type specimen: PIN 3740/414. Its type locality is Shor-Bulak-Say River, sample 147/2, Pamir Mountains, which is in an Asselian marine sandstone in the Bazardarian Formation of Tajikistan.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 18.2
Distribution:
• Permian of China (3 collections), Tajikistan (5)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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