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Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei
Taxonomy
Drakeoceras drakei was named by Young (1957) [DISTRIBUTION: Albian; Texas.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Drakeoceras.
It was recombined as Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei by Kennedy et al. (1998).
It was recombined as Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei by Kennedy et al. (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Drakeoceras drakei Young p. 26 |
| 1998 | Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei Kennedy et al. p. 27 |
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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.
†Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei Young 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 7 | 28.7 | 16.0 | 38.2 | 31.0 | 7.97 | |
| shell diameter | 7 | 77.7 | 39.5 | 102.5 | 99.0 | 25.4 | |
| shell inflation | 7 | 25.9 | 12.5 | 37.5 | 34.0 | 10.3 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Albian | USA (Texas) | Mortoniceras drakei (82364 82366 82368 82370) |