Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tapashanitidae
Alternative combination: Tapashanites curvatus
Belongs to Sinoceltites according to M. Q. Wang 1990
See also Leonova 2002, Zhao and Liang 1974 and Zhao et al. 1978
Sister taxa: Sinoceltites costatus, Sinoceltites delicatus, Sinoceltites ellipticus, Sinoceltites opimus, Sinoceltites sichuanensis
Type specimen: NIGP 14863. Its type locality is Mingyuexia, north limb of anticline, Mingyuexia Mb, Chaotian, Guangyuan County, which is in a Changhsingian deep-water mudstone in the Dalong Formation of China.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 41.6
Distribution:
• Permian of China (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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