Perrinites tardus Miller and Furnish 1940 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Perrinitidae

Alternative combinations: Metaperrinites tardus, Paraperrinites tardus

Synonym: Perrimetanites progressus Leonova 1983

Full reference: A. K. Miller and W. M. Furnish. 1940. Permian ammonoids of the Guadalupe Mountain region and adjacent area. Geological Society of America Special Paper 26:1-242

Belongs to Perrinites according to Z. R. Zhou and Z. R. Yang 2005

See also Leonova 1983, Leonova 1989, Leonova 2002, Miller and Furnish 1940, Tharalson 1984 and Zhou and Liengjarern 2004

Sister taxa: Perrinites gouldi, Perrinites hilli, Perrinites vidriensis, Perrimetanites afghanis, Perrimetanites simplicior, Perrimetanites praesimplicior

Type specimens:

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 46.9

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Tajikistan (1), Thailand (2), United States (3: Texas)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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