Neocrimites jiajiaensis Sheng and Liu 1983 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Adrianitidae

Full reference: H. B. Sheng and S. K. Liu. 1983. Early Permian ammonoid fauna from Jiajia area, Xizang (Tibet). Contribution to the Geology of the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau 2 - Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 2:237-252

Belongs to Neocrimites according to H. B. Sheng and S. K. Liu 1983

Sister taxa: Neocrimites (Metacrimites), Neocrimites (Neocrimites), Neocrimites (Sosiocrimites), Neocrimites fredericksi, Neocrimites guangxiensis, Neocrimites guizhouensis, Neocrimites nalivkini, Neocrimites obesus, Neocrimites oyensi, Neocrimites rothpletzi

Type specimen: P3014. Its type locality is Jiala Pass, Sage County, Locality I892003, which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Jiala Formation of China.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 24.8

Distribution: found only at Jiala Pass, Sage County, Locality I892003

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