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Melchiorites cassidoides
Taxonomy
Haploceras cassidoides was named by Uhlig (1883).
It was recombined as Melchiorites cassidoides by Förster and Weier (1983).
It was recombined as Melchiorites cassidoides by Förster and Weier (1983).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1883 | Haploceras cassidoides Uhlig p. 227 figs. Pl 16, fig 4; pl 17, fig 10 |
1983 | Melchiorites cassidoides Förster and Weier p. 59 figs. Pl 3, fig 2; text-fig 4 |
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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.
†Melchiorites cassidoides Uhlig 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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shell height | 1 | 46.0 | |||||
shell diameter | 1 | 113.0 | |||||
shell inflation | 1 | 31.0 |
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References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 |
Age range: Barremian or 129.40000 to 121.40000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Barremian | Spain (Murcia) | Melchiorites cassidoides (2334 2335) | |
Barremian | France (Provence) | Melchiorites cassidoides (56057) | |
Early/Lower Aptian | Tanzania | Melchiorites cassidoides (174609) |