†Maximites cherokeensis Miller and Owen 1939 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Maximitidae
Alternative combination: Imitoceras cherokeense
Full reference: A. K. Miller and J.B. Owen. 1939. An ammonoid fauna from the lower Pennsylvanian Cherokee Formation of Missouri. Journal of Paleontology 13(2):141-162
Belongs to Maximites according to T. J. Frest et al. 1981
See also Miller and Owen 1939
Sister taxa: Maximites alexanderi, Maximites nassichuki, Maximites oklahomensis
Type specimen: SUI 13484b, a shell
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ewing strip pit (Carboniferous of Missouri)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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