Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
Full reference: R. Casey and M. F. Glaessner. 1958. Ammonite taxonomy, in New Cretaceous fossils from New Guinea, with a contribution on a new ammonite genus. Records of the South Australian Museum 13:199-226
Belongs to Chimbuites according to T. Matsumoto and S. K. Skwarko 1993
See also Casey and Glaessner 1958
Sister taxa: Chimbuites giganteus, Chimbuites mirindowensis
Type specimen: Adelaide University F15308, a shell. Its type locality is Masul Village, Chimbu River, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in Papua New Guinea.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 83.5
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Papua New Guinea (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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