Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Metalegoceratidae
Synonyms: Rhiphaeites aktubensis Ruzhentsev 1933, Riphaeites schabalkini Tumanskaya 1939
Belongs to Eothinites according to Z. R. Zhou 2017
See also Leonova 1992, Leonova 2002, Ruzhentsev 1956, Tumanskaya 1939 and Zakharov 1984
Sister taxa: Eothinites aktastensis, Eothinites aktubensis, Eothinites cancellatus, Eothinites convexus, Eothinites evolutus, Eothinites hessensis, Eothinites planulatus, Eothinites pseudomeneghinii, Eothinites schabalkini, Eothinites solitus, Eothinites stenomphalus, Eothinites usvensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 33.8
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections), Kazakhstan (7), the Russian Federation (1), Tajikistan (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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