†Parasicanites meridionalis Leonova 1985 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Medlicottiidae
Belongs to Parasicanites according to T. B. Leonova 2002
See also Leonova 1989
Sister taxa: Parasicanites apertus, Parasicanites belcheri
Type specimen: PIN 3591/226, a shell. Its type locality is Shindy River, Sample 26/2, 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 42.9
Distribution:
• Permian of Tajikistan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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