Aphelaeceras nayongense Zheng 1984 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae

Full reference: Z. G. Zheng. 1984. Late Permian nautiloids from western Guizhou. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23:239-252

Belongs to Aphelaeceras according to Z. G. Zheng 1984

Sister taxa: Aphelaeceras arkansanum, Aphelaeceras falciferum

Type specimen: NIGP 34388. Its type locality is Mazhongling M20-21, Nayong County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 28.6

Distribution: found only at Mazhongling M20-21, Nayong County

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