Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Perrinitidae
Alternative combination: Properrinites plummeri
Full reference: M. K. Elias. 1938. Properrinites plummeri Elias, n. gen. and sp., from late Paleozoic rocks of Kansas. Journal of Paleontology 12:101-105
Belongs to Subperrinites according to T. B. Leonova 2002
See also Elias 1938, Tharalson 1984 and Zhou 1987
Sister taxa: Properrinites boesei, Properrinites deroeveri, Properrinites dmitrievi, Properrinites gigantus, Properrinites nevadensis, Subperrinites furnishi, Subperrinites bakeri, Subperrinites mooreae, Subperrinites denhami
Type specimen: Its type locality is Beaumont, Neva Limestone, Butler County, which is in an Asselian shallow subtidal limestone in the Neva Formation of Kansas
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Beaumont, Neva Limestone, Butler County
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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