Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cyclolobidae
Synonym: Shimenites Xu 1977
Full reference: J. K. Zhao and Z. G. Zheng. 1977. The Permian ammonoids from Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 16:217-252
Parent taxon: Kufengoceratinae according to W. M. Furnish et al. 2009
See also Bogoslovskaya 1990, Korn 2006, Leonova 2002, Xu 1977 and Zhao 1980
Sister taxa: Guiyangoceras, Kufengoceras, Liuzhouceras, Paramexicoceras, Shengoceras
Subtaxa: Paratongluceras gaoyaoense Paratongluceras lixianense Paratongluceras subglobosum Shimenites hunanensis
Type: Paratongluceras subglobosum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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