Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae
Full reference: T. Brühwiler and H. Bucher. 2012. Taxonomic names, in Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from the Salt Range, Pakistan. Special Papers in Palaeontology 88:22-114
Belongs to Mianwaliites according to X. Dai et al. 2023
See also Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
Sister taxon: Mianwaliites zimini
Type specimen: PIMUZ 28149. Its type locality is Nammal Nala Nam38, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian offshore limestone in the Upper Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 42.4
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (11 collections), Pakistan (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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