Paranorites hydaspis Spath 1934 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranoritidae

Full reference: L. F. Spath. 1934. Catalogue of Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History), Part IV, The Ammonoidea of the Trias. 1-521

Belongs to Paranorites according to L. F. Spath 1934

Sister taxa: Paranorites aequalis, Paranorites ambiensis, Paranorites gigas, Paranorites hillae, Paranorites inflatus, Paranorites jenksi, Paranorites kingianus, Paranorites lichuanensis, Paranorites lyellianus, Paranorites madagascariensis, Paranorites magnumbilicatum, Paranorites praestans, Paranorites queenslandicus, Paranorites varians, Paranorites volutus, Paranorites xiaohensis

Type specimen: BMNH C. 10448. Its type locality is Chideru, Ceratite Marls, Salt Range, which is in an Olenekian marine horizon in the Ceratite Marls Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Chideru, Ceratite Marls, Salt Range

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