†Xenodiscoides falcatus Waagen 1895 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Flemingitidae
Alternative combination: Meekoceras falcatum
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1895. Fossils from the Ceratite Formation. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 2(1):1-323
Belongs to Xenodiscoides according to T. Brühwiler and H. Bucher 2012
See also Waagen 1895
Sister taxa: Xenodiscoides beatus, Xenodiscoides calnani, Xenodiscoides hollandi, Xenodiscoides involutus, Xenodiscoides perplicatus, Xenodiscoides variocostatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 66.0
Distribution:
• Triassic of Afghanistan (1 collection), Pakistan (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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