Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Perrinitidae
Full reference: F. B. Plummer and G. Scott. 1937. Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3701:1-516
Belongs to Perrinites according to Z. Zhou and M. Liengjarern 2004
See also Plummer and Scott 1937 and Tharalson 1984
Sister taxa: Perrinites hilli, Perrinites tardus, Perrinites vidriensis, Perrimetanites afghanis, Perrimetanites simplicior, Perrimetanites praesimplicior
Type specimen: Its type locality is North of Acme Cement Mills, 6 miles west of Quanah, which is in a Kungurian marine siliciclastic in the Blaine Formation of Texas
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 88.7
Distribution:
• Permian of Thailand (1 collection), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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