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Wordieoceras wordiei
Taxonomy
Vishnuites wordiei was named by Spath (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Wordieoceras.
It was recombined as Wordieoceras wordiei by Tozer (1994), Jenks et al. (2021), Jenks et al. (2025).
It was recombined as Wordieoceras wordiei by Tozer (1994), Jenks et al. (2021), Jenks et al. (2025).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1930 | Vishnuites decipiens Spath |
| 1930 | Vishnuites wordiei Spath |
| 1934 | Vishnuites wordiei Spath |
| 1935 | Vishnuites decipiens Spath p. 41 figs. Pl 4, fig 4; pl 9, fig 3; pl 10, figs 2-5; pl 12, fig 1; pl 13, figs 4,7 |
| 1935 | Vishnuites wordiei Spath p. 41 figs. Pl 4, fig 5; pl 12, fig 2 |
| 1978 | Vishnuites decipiens Zakharov figs. Pl 7, fig 3 |
| 1987 | Vishnuites domokhotovi Zakharov and Rybalka |
| 1994 | Wordieoceras wordiei Tozer p. 58 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-3; pl 6, figs 1-3; pl 7, figs 1-4; text-fig 8 |
| 1996 | Wordieoceras decipiens Dagis et al. p. 92 figs. Pl 44, fig 2 |
| 2021 | Wordieoceras wordiei Jenks et al. p. 11 figs. 7A-B' |
| 2025 | Wordieoceras wordiei Jenks et al. p. 19 figs. 12A-Y |
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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.
†Wordieoceras wordiei Spath 1930
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Invalid names: Vishnuites decipiens Spath 1930 [synonym], Vishnuites domokhotovi Zakharov and Rybalka 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 33 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 44.8 | 16.9 | 10.2 | |
| shell diameter | 33 | 47.6 | 27.0 | 121.0 | 44.1 | 22.2 | |
| shell inflation | 33 | 14.8 | 7.80 | 43.6 | 12.9 | 8.78 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma
Collections (74 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griesbachian | USA (Nevada) | Wordieoceras wordiei (220329 238989) | |
| Griesbachian | Russian Federation | Vishnuites decipiens (127724) Wordieoceras decipiens (107046) Wordieoceras wordiei (90207) | |
| Griesbachian | Canada (Nunavut) | Wordieoceras wordiei (47923 47932 47943 47954 47966 47972 47974 47977 47978) | |
| Griesbachian | Greenland | Vishnuites decipiens (118520 118527 118528 118530 118534 118537 118548 118549 118551 118553 118555 118556 118597 118598 118600 118606 118607 118608 118610 118613 118614 118620 118623 118624 118628 118645 118646 118647 118650 118655 118664 118665 118666 118672 118674 118676 118690 118703 118756) Vishnuites wordiei (118717) Vishnuites wordiei, Vishnuites decipiens (118550 118626 118631 118632 118669 118673 118685 118697 118704 118712 118713) Wordieoceras decipiens (112751 112758) Wordieoceras wordiei (48121 112746) Wordieoceras wordiei, Wordieoceras decipiens (112722 112756) | |
| Griesbachian | Russian Federation (Siberia) | Wordieoceras decipiens (48472 48489) | |
| Griesbachian - Smithian | China (Qinghai) | Vishnuites decipiens (103160) |