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Metaperrinites

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Perrinitidae

Taxonomy

Metaperrinites was named by Ruzhencev (1950). It is not extant. Its type is Properrinites vicinus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Properrinites by Tharalson (1984).

It was assigned to Paraperrinitinae by Leonova (2002) and Korn (2006); and to Perrinitidae by Leonova (1989), Zhou and Liengjarern (2004), Furnish et al. (2009) and Zhou (2017).

Species

Mapirites latumbilicatus, M. cumminsi (syn. Abichia (Properrinites) karpinskyi), M. involutus, M. ishibashii, M. milleri, M. obsoletus, M. schucherti, M. shaiwaensis, M. toumanskayae, M. vicinus, M. waageni, Nepirrites medius, Paraperrinites brouweri, Paraperrinites subcumminsi (syn. Perrinites compressus), Ripernites pressulus

Synonyms

Paraperrinites was named by Toumansky (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-l P Leon-m Sepkoski's reference number: 305]. It is not extant. Its type is Cyclolobus subcumminsi.

It was synonymized subjectively with Metaperrinites by Furnish et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paraperrinitinae by Tharalson (1984), Leonova (2002) and Korn (2006).
Shuangyangites was named by Liang (1982). Its type is Shuangyangites involutus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Metaperrinites by Furnish et al. (2009) and Zhou (2017).

It was assigned to Kufengoceratidae by Leonova (2002).
Mapirites was named by Leonova (1983).

It was synonymized subjectively with Metaperrinites by Furnish et al. (2009) and Zhou (2017).

It was assigned to Perrinitidae by Leonova (1989); and to Paraperrinitinae by Leonova (2002) and Korn (2006).
Shyndoceras was named by Leonova (1983).

It was synonymized subjectively with Metaperrinites by Furnish et al. (2009) and Zhou (2017).

It was assigned to Perrinitidae by Leonova (1989); and to Paraperrinitinae by Leonova (2002) and Korn (2006).
Ripernites was named by Leonova (1983).

It was synonymized subjectively with Metaperrinites by Furnish et al. (2009) and Zhou (2017).

It was assigned to Perrinitidae by Leonova (1989); and to Paraperrinitinae by Leonova (2002) and Korn (2006).
Nepirrites was named by Leonova (1983).

It was synonymized subjectively with Metaperrinites by Furnish et al. (2009) and Zhou (2017).

It was assigned to Perrinitidae by Leonova (1989); and to Paraperrinitinae by Leonova (2002) and Korn (2006).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1939	Paraperrinites Toumansky
1950	Metaperrinites Ruzhencev
1982	Shuangyangites Liang p. 650
1983	Mapirites Leonova
1983	Nepirrites Leonova
1983	Shyndoceras Leonova p. 44
1983	Ripernites Leonova p. 48
1984	Paraperrinites Tharalson p. 827
1989	Metaperrinites Leonova p. 129
1989	Mapirites Leonova p. 132
1989	Shyndoceras Leonova p. 134
1989	Nepirrites Leonova p. 136
1989	Ripernites Leonova p. 137
2002	Mapirites Leonova
2002	Metaperrinites Leonova
2002	Nepirrites Leonova
2002	Paraperrinites Leonova
2002	Ripernites Leonova
2002	Shuangyangites Leonova
2002	Shyndoceras Leonova
2002	Paraperrinites Sepkoski
2004	Metaperrinites Zhou and Liengjarern p. 333
2006	Mapirites Korn
2006	Metaperrinites Korn
2006	Nepirrites Korn
2006	Paraperrinites Korn
2006	Ripernites Korn
2006	Shyndoceras Korn
2009	Metaperrinites Furnish et al. p. 142
2017	Metaperrinites Zhou p. 58

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Goniatitida	Hyatt 1884
suborder	Goniatitina	Hyatt 1884
superfamily	Shumarditoidea	(Plummer and Scott 1937)
family	Perrinitidae
genus	Metaperrinites	Ruzhencev 1950

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.

G. †Metaperrinites Ruzhencev 1950

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†Metaperrinites cumminsi White 1889

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Invalid names: Abichia (Properrinites) karpinskyi Toumanskaya 1949 [synonym]

†Metaperrinites involutus Liang 1982

†Metaperrinites ishibashii Zhou and Liengjarern 2004

†Metaperrinites milleri Toumanskaya 1949

†Metaperrinites obsoletus Leonova 1983

†Metaperrinites schucherti Toumanskaya 1949

†Metaperrinites shaiwaensis Zhou 2017

†Metaperrinites toumanskayae Leonova 1983

†Metaperrinites vicinus Miller and Furnish 1940

†Metaperrinites waageni Smith 1927

Invalid names: Mapirites Leonova 1983 [synonym], Nepirrites Leonova 1983 [synonym], Paraperrinites Toumansky 1939 [synonym], Ripernites Leonova 1983 [synonym], Shuangyangites Liang 1982 [synonym], Shyndoceras Leonova 1983 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	23	17.0	8.30	38.8	17.1	8.36
shell diameter	23	36.4	16.1	83.2	35.0	18.5
shell inflation	23	9.02	2.25	22.8	10.6	5.95

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 Artinskian to the top of the Wordian or 290.10000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (59 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Artinskian	290.1 - 279.3	USA (Texas)	Perrinites compressus (131133) Perrinites cumminsi (128587 131556) Perrinites n. sp. (131221) Perrinites subcumminsi (43559 43600 105582) Properrinites cumminsi (43588) Ptychites cumminsi (108766)
Artinskian	290.1 - 279.3	Tajikistan	M. toumanskayae (130222 130241) Shyndoceras obsoletum (130240 130250 130283)
Artinskian	290.1 - 279.3	Thailand	M. sp. (82286) Properrinites boesei (61736)
Artinskian - Kungurian	290.1 - 272.3	Indonesia	Paraperrinites subcumminsi, Paraperrinites brouweri, M. waageni (39614)
Kungurian	279.3 - 272.3	China (Guangxi)	M. shaiwaensis (185587) M. sp. (185588)
Kungurian	279.3 - 272.3	China (Xinjiang)	M. obsoletus (121706)
Kungurian	279.3 - 272.3	China (Giuzhou)	M. sp. (185589)
Kungurian	279.3 - 272.3	China (Guizhou)	M. shaiwaensis (185574)
Kungurian	279.3 - 272.3	Tajikistan	Mapirites latumbilicatus (111247 111248 111257 111285 111386 178034) Mapirites latumbilicatus, Shyndoceras obsoletum (111288 178024 178027) M. milleri (178030) M. schucherti (111372) M. schucherti, Shyndoceras obsoletum (111377) M. toumanskayae (111264 177982) M. toumanskayae, Mapirites latumbilicatus, Nepirrites medius (111279) M. toumanskayae, Mapirites latumbilicatus, Shyndoceras obsoletus (111282) M. toumanskayae, M. schucherti (111278) M. toumanskayae, M. schucherti, Mapirites latumbilicatus (111251) M. toumanskayae, M. schucherti, Mapirites latumbilicatus, Shyndoceras obsoletus, Nepirrites medius (111283) M. toumanskayae, M. schucherti, Mapirites latumbilicatus, Shyndoceras obsoletus, Nepirrites medius, Ripernites pressulus (111281) M. toumanskayae, M. schucherti, Mapirites latumbilicatus, Shyndoceras obsoletus, Ripernites pressulus (111270) M. toumanskayae, M. schucherti, M. milleri, Mapirites latumbilicatus, Shyndoceras obsoletus (111271) M. toumanskayae, Shyndoceras obsoletum (81384) M. toumanskayae, Shyndoceras obsoletus (111260) Nepirrites medius (178133) Ripernites pressulus (111369) Ripernites pressulus, Shyndoceras obsoletum (111376) Shyndoceras obsoletum (111289 178026 178152) Shyndoceras obsoletus (111262 111370)
Kungurian	279.3 - 272.3	USA (Texas)	Perrinites subcumminsi (43586 105738 106051 106151)
Wordian	266.9 - 264.28	China (Jilin)	Shuangyangites involutus (107783)