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 Pentagonoceras according to J. K. Zhao et al. 1978
See also Leonova 2002
Sister taxa: Pentagonoceras attenuatum, Pentagonoceras chaotianense, Pentagonoceras guangyuanense, Pentagonoceras guizhouense, Pentagonoceras spinosum
Type specimen: NIGP 14940. Its type locality is Lijiachong, Lindai, Bed 2, Qingzhen County, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 48.6
Distribution: found only at Lijiachong, Lindai, Bed 2, Qingzhen County
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