†Acanthonautilus grandis Shchedukhin 2024 (mollusk)
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Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Solenochilidae
Full reference: A. Y. Shchedukhin. 2024. New species of the genus Acanthonautilus (Solenochilidae, Nautilida) from the Early Permian Shakhtau Reef (Cis-Urals). Paleontological Journal 58:506-515
Belongs to Acanthonautilus according to A. Y. Shchedukhin 2024
Sister taxon: Acanthonautilus permicus
Type specimen: PIN 5668/240, a shell. Its type locality is Shakh-Tau Shikhan, which is in an Asselian/Sakmarian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 259.5
Distribution: found only at Shakh-Tau Shikhan
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