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Properrinites nevadensis

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Perrinitidae

Taxonomy
Properrinites nevadensis was named by Miller et al. (1957). Its type specimen is SUI 5999 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wild Hoss Canyon, Leach Mountains, Montello, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Paraperrinites subcumminsi by Tharalson (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Properrinites nevadensis Miller et al. p. 1060 figs. Pl 133, figs 1,2
2002Properrinites nevadensis Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyShumarditoidea(Plummer and Scott 1937)
familyPerrinitidae
genusProperrinitesElias 1938
speciesnevadensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Properrinites nevadensis Miller et al. 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height116.0
shell diameter131.0
shell inflation16.50

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Nevada) Properrinites nevadensis (113120)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Properrinites nevadensis (type locality: 113126)