Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Albanitidae
Alternative combination: Pronorites arbanus
Synonyms: Albanites welteri Spath 1934, Pronorites orientalis Renz and Renz 1948, Pronorites shaubi Renz and Renz 1948
Belongs to Albanites according to D. Germani 1997
See also Kummel 1969, Renz and Renz 1948, Spath 1934, Wang and Chen 1979 and Welter 1922
Sister taxa: Albanites americanus, Albanites guizhouensis, Albanites osmanicus, Albanites sheldoni, Albanites triadicus, Albanites vulgaris
Type specimens:
- Albanites arbanus: Its type locality is Kcira, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Han-Bulog Formation of Albania
- Albanites welteri: Its type locality is Nifoekoko, Niki Niki (Block "E" beds), which is in a Spathian carbonate limestone in Indonesia.
- Pronorites orientalis: Its type locality is Maradovuno, Chios, which is in a Spathian slope lime mudstone in Greece.
- Pronorites shaubi:
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 30.5
Distribution:
• Triassic of Albania (2 collections), China (1), Greece (3), Indonesia (2)
Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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