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Pleurotropites gracilis
Taxonomy
Paratropites gracilis was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brock Mountain, 3 miles east of Madison's ranch (Trachyceras subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.
It was recombined as Pleurotropites gracilis by Tozer (1994).
It was recombined as Pleurotropites gracilis by Tozer (1994).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Pleurotropites gracilis Smith 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell diameter | 4 | 39.7 | 31.1 | 50.5 | 40.3 | 9.79 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Carnian | Canada (British Columbia) | Pleurotropites gracilis (56870) | |
| Tuvalian | USA (California) | Paratropites gracilis (33324) | |
| Tuvalian | Canada (British Columbia) | Pleurotropites gracilis (137120 137137 138602 139125) |