Meixianlingites Qin 1986 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Full reference: Z. S. Qin. 1986. New material of early Late Permian cephalopods in Fengcheng-Gaoan area, Jiangxi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 25:272-283

Parent taxon: Tainoceratidae according to D. Korn 2025

See also Korn et al. 2020 and Qin 1986

Sister taxa: Aulagonoceras, Aulametacoceras, Clavinautilus, Corotainoceras, Epitainoceras, Eulomacoceras, Germanonautilus, Gujiaonautilus, Hefengnautilus, Hexagonites, Hunanoceras, Lirometacoceras, Neoclavinautilus, Neotainoceras, Nodonautilus, Nodopleuroceras, Paratainoceras, Paratainonautilus, Seironautilus, Siamnautilus, Tainionautilus, Tainoceras, Tirolonautilus, Tylonautilus

Subtaxa: Meixianlingites capricornis

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Type: Meixianlingites capricornis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Meixianling, bed 3, Fengcheng County (Permian of China)

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