Acrochordiceras lingyunense Zhao and Wang 1974 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Acrochordiceratidae

Full reference: J. K. Zhao and Y. G. Wang. 1974. Triassic ammonoids. Handbook of the Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Southwest China 344-351

Belongs to Acrochordiceras according to J. K. Zhao and Y. G. Wang 1974

Sister taxa: Acrochordiceras (Acrochordiceras), Acrochordiceras carolinae, Acrochordiceras damesi, Acrochordiceras dimidiatum, Acrochordiceras endrissi, Acrochordiceras hatschekii, Acrochordiceras haueri, Acrochordiceras hyatti, Acrochordiceras pacificum

Type specimen: Its type locality is Longhuai, Jialong District, Lingyun County, which is in an Anisian marine horizon in China

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 35.9

Distribution: found only at Longhuai, Jialong District, Lingyun County

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