Sicanites bactrianus Leonova 1985 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Medlicottiidae

Belongs to Sicanites according to T. B. Leonova 2002

See also Leonova 1989

Sister taxa: Sicanites croaticus, Sicanites evolutus, Sicanites notabilis, Sicanites schopeni

Type specimen: PIN 3591/234, a shell. Its type locality is Igrimiyuz Creek, Sample 13/40, Pamir Mountains, which is in a Kungurian marine horizon in the Kyzyldzhilga Formation of Tajikistan.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 16.7

Distribution:

• Permian of Tajikistan (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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