Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Parashumarditidae
Alternative combination: Shumardites fornicatus
Full reference: F. B. Plummer and G. Scott. 1937. Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3701:1-516
Belongs to Parashumardites according to W. W. Nassichuk 1975
See also Plummer and Scott 1937
Sister taxa: Parashumardites eurinus, Parashumardites mosquensis, Parashumardites sellardsi, Parashumardites senex
Type specimen: Its type locality is B.E.G248-T-6 (G-10), clay pit in north edge of Bridgeport, which is in a Kasimovian marine shale in the Graford Formation of Texas.
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 29.5
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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