Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae
Synonyms: Prionites armatus Welter 1922, Prionites elegans Welter 1922, Prionites laevis Welter 1922, Prionites lingnatus Waagen 1895, Prionites undatus Waagen 1895
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1895. Fossils from the Ceratite Formation. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 2(1):1-323
Belongs to Prionites according to X. Dai et al. 2023
See also Brühwiler and Bucher 2012, Frebold 1930, Spath 1934, Waagen 1895 and Welter 1922
Sister taxa: Prionites arenarius, Prionites hollandi, Prionites involutus, Prionites markevichi, Prionites nammalensis, Prionites subtuberculatus, Prionites trapezoidalis
Type specimens:
- Prionites tuberculatus: Its type locality is Chidroo, Upper Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine horizon in the Upper Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan
- Prionites armatus: Its type locality is Bihati, Baun (Block P), which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in Indonesia.
- Prionites elegans: Its type locality is Nifoekoko, Niki Niki (Owenites beds), which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in Indonesia.
- Prionites laevis:
- Prionites lingnatus: Its type locality is Koofri, Upper Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Upper Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.
- Prionites undatus: Its type locality is Chidroo, Upper Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine horizon in the Upper Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 79.3
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (4 collections), India (1), Indonesia (3), Pakistan (6), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)
Total: 15 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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