Pleuronodoceras liuchengense Zhao et al. 1978 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pleuronodoceratidae

Full reference: J. K. Zhao, X. L. Liang, and Z. G. Zheng. 1978. Late Permian cephalopods of south China. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series B 154(12):1-194

Belongs to Pleuronodoceras according to T. B. Leonova 2002

See also Zhao et al. 1978

Sister taxa: Pleuronodoceras anshunense, Pleuronodoceras attenuatum, Pleuronodoceras carinatum, Pleuronodoceras curvaplicatum, Pleuronodoceras dayenense, Pleuronodoceras densiplicatum, Pleuronodoceras dushanense, Pleuronodoceras guangdeense, Pleuronodoceras guiyangense, Pleuronodoceras hubeiense, Pleuronodoceras inflatum, Pleuronodoceras mapingense, Pleuronodoceras matanense, Pleuronodoceras mirificum, Pleuronodoceras multinodosum, Pleuronodoceras radiatum, Pleuronodoceras robustum, Pleuronodoceras tenuicostatum, Pleuronodoceras tonglingense

Type specimen: NIGP 34345. Its type locality is Yangliucun (Dapu) East, Liucheng County, which is in a Changhsingian deep-water siliciclastic in the Dalong Formation of China.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 54.2

Distribution: found only at Yangliucun (Dapu) East, Liucheng County

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