†Lecanites convolutus Waagen 1895 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Lecanitidae
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1895. Fossils from the Ceratite Formation. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 2(1):1-323
Belongs to Lecanites according to W. Waagen 1895
Sister taxa: Lecanites bronnii, Lecanites glaucus, Lecanites misanii, Lecanites ophioneus, Lecanites sisupala
Type specimen: 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 23.0
Distribution: found only at Chidroo, Upper Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range
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