Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Perrinitidae
Full reference: T. B. Leonova. 1983. Perrinitids (Goniatitida) of the Pamir region. Paleontological Journal 17:36-51
Belongs to Metaperrinites according to T. B. Leonova 2002
See also Leonova 1983, Leonova 1989 and Leonova 1992
Sister taxa: Metaperrinites cumminsi, Metaperrinites involutus, Metaperrinites ishibashii, Metaperrinites milleri, Metaperrinites obsoletus, Metaperrinites schucherti, Metaperrinites shaiwaensis, Metaperrinites vicinus, Metaperrinites waageni, Mapirites latumbilicatus, Ripernites pressulus, Nepirrites medius, Paraperrinites subcumminsi, Paraperrinites brouweri
Type specimen: PIN 3591/127. Its type locality is Igrimiyuz Creek, Sample 16, Pamir Mountains, which is in a Kungurian marine horizon in the Kyzyldzhilga Formation of Tajikistan.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 26.7
Distribution:
• Permian of Tajikistan (14 collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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