Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Full reference: A. Parnes. 1986. Middle Triassic Cephalopods from the Negev (Israel) and Sinai (Egypt). Geological Survey of Israel Bulletin 79:9-56
Belongs to Paranautilus according to A. Parnes 1986
Sister taxa: Paranautilus anisi, Paranautilus asiaticus, Paranautilus brembanus, Paranautilus bullockii, Paranautilus indifferens, Paranautilus karczi, Paranautilus modestus, Paranautilus nodatus, Paranautilus peregrinus, Paranautilus sibylloides, Paranautilus simonyi, Paranautilus smithi, Paranautilus sphaeroidalis, Paranautilus tommasii
Type specimen: Geological Survey of Israel, M-7916. Its type locality is Makhtesh Ramon (Saharonim Fm., upper Fossiliferous Limestone Mb.), which is in a Fassanian carbonate limestone in the Saharonim Formation of Israel.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Makhtesh Ramon (Saharonim Fm., upper Fossiliferous Limestone Mb.)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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