†Retiogastrioceras meitianense Zheng 1984 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Paragastrioceratidae
Full reference: Z. G. Zheng. 1984. Some Permian ammonoids from Hunan and northern Guangdong. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23:185-195
Belongs to Retiogastrioceras according to T. B. Leonova 2002
See also Zheng 1984
Sister taxa: Retiogastrioceras compressum, Retiogastrioceras pulchrium
Type specimen: NIGP 64971. Its type locality is Chetou, ACN234, Meitian, Yinzhang County, which is in a Changhsingian marine horizon in the Upper Coal Series Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 9.20
Distribution: found only at Chetou, ACN234, Meitian, Yinzhang County
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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