Cyclolobus zhongbaensis Sheng 1989 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cyclolobidae

Full reference: H. B. Sheng. 1989. Early Permian ammonoids from the Juripu Formation, Zhongba, Xizang (Tibet). Geological Review 35:324-332

Belongs to Cyclolobus according to H. B. Sheng 1989

Sister taxa: Cyclolobus insignis, Cyclolobus kiselevae, Cyclolobus kullingi, Cyclolobus oldhami, Cyclolobus persulcatus, Cyclolobus ruzhencevi, Cyclolobus teicherti, Cyclolobus walkeri

Type specimen: P3146. Its type locality is Qingguo AH-346, Bed 12, Zhongba, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Juripu Formation of China.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 16.3

Distribution: found only at Qingguo AH-346, Bed 12, Zhongba

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