Projuvavites (Goniojuvavites) tuvalicus Krystyn 1982 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Juvavitidae

Full reference: L. Krystyn. 1982. Obertriassische Ammonoideen aus dem Zentralnepalesischen Himalaya (Gebiet von Jomsom) [Upper Triassic ammonoids from the central Nepalese Himalaya (Jomsom area)]. Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 36:1-63

Belongs to Projuvavites (Goniojuvavites) according to L. Krystyn 1982

Sister taxa: Goniojuvavites kellyi, Goniojuvavites planus, Projuvavites (Goniojuvavites) haloritiformis, Projuvavites (Goniojuvavites) sigismundi

Type specimen: GBA 1979/05/39/1. Its type locality is Jomsom A, bed 19, which is in a Tuvalian deep subtidal marl in the Mukut Formation of Nepal.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 68.0

Distribution: found only at Jomsom A, bed 19

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