†Preshumardites Plummer and Scott 1937 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Shumarditidae
Full reference: F. B. Plummer and G. Scott. 1937. Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3701:1-516
Parent taxon: Shumarditidae according to W. M. Furnish et al. 2009
See also Korn 2006 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Pseudaktubites, Shumardites
Subtaxa: Preshumardites gaptankensis Preshumardites illinoisensis Preshumardites stainbrooki
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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