Paragymnites sakuntala von Mojsisovics 1896 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gymnitidae

Alternative combination: Placites sakuntala

Full reference: E. von Mojsisovics. 1896. Upper Triassic Cephalopoda faunae of the Himalaya. Palaeontologia Indica 10(3):1-264

Belongs to Paragymnites according to L. F. Spath 1951

See also Hyatt 1900, Jeannet 1939 and von Mojsisovics 1896

Sister taxon: Paragymnites symmetricus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bambanag, Halorites Beds, which is in a Norian carbonate limestone in India

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of India (1 collection), Nepal (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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