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Merocanites
Taxonomy
Merocanites was named by Schindewolf (1922) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-u C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 304]. It is not extant. Its type is Ellipsolithes compressus.
It was reranked as Prolecanites (Merocanites) by Librovitch (1927).
It was assigned to Prolecanites by Librovitch (1927); to Prolecanitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protocanitinae by Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009), Ebbighausen et al. (2010).
It was reranked as Prolecanites (Merocanites) by Librovitch (1927).
It was assigned to Prolecanites by Librovitch (1927); to Prolecanitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protocanitinae by Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009), Ebbighausen et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1922 | Merocanites Schindewolf |
| 1927 | Prolecanites (Merocanites) Librovitch |
| 2002 | Merocanites Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Merocanites Korn |
| 2009 | Merocanites Furnish et al. p. 189 |
| 2010 | Merocanites Ebbighausen et al. p. 198 |
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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.
G. †Merocanites Schindewolf 1922
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†Merocanites applanatus Frech 1899
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Invalid names: Merocanites subhenslowi Wagner-Gentis 1964 [synonym], Prolecanites holzapfeli Frech 1902 [synonym]
†Merocanites compressus Sowerby 1813
†Merocanites consequius Korn 2025
†Merocanites djaprakensis Librovitch 1927
†Merocanites drostei Collinson 1955
†Merocanites henslowi Sowerby 1820
†Merocanites houghtoni Winchell 1862
†Merocanites merocanites Ebbighausen et al. 2010
†Merocanites ogivalis Pareyn 1961
†Merocanites planorbis Delepine 1941
†Merocanites quadrilobus Riley 1996
†Merocanites rileyi Work and Nassichuk 2000
†Merocanites similis Crick 1895
†Merocanites subapplanatus Smyth 1951
†Merocanites tenuis Sheng 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 5 | 12.0 | 5.10 | 20.6 | 14.3 | 6.59 | |
| shell diameter | 5 | 38.2 | 16.0 | 65.6 | 43.8 | 20.9 | |
| shell inflation | 5 | 17.9 | 7.40 | 31.0 | 19.5 | 10.1 |
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Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaisian | Uzbekistan | M. djaprakensis (172405 172417) M. sp. (172419) | |
| Hastarian - Chadian | Australia (New South Wales) | M. houghtoni (119337) | |
| Tournaisian - Visean | Uzbekistan | M. djaprakensis (172410) | |
| Osagean | USA (Indiana) | M. sp. (551) | |
| Osagean | USA (Kentucky) | M. sp. (59889 59891) | |
| Chadian | USA (Missouri) | M. drostei (160516) | |
| Chadian | Algeria | M. merocanites (224275) | |
| Chadian | United Kingdom (England) | M. applanatus (5961) M. quadrilobus (233514) | |
| Chadian - Arundian | USA (Kentucky) | M. sp. (562) | |
| Holkerian | United Kingdom (England) | M. applanatus (233464) | |
| Visean | Spain (León) | M. applanatus (235573) | |
| Asbian | Morocco | M. consequius (239969) |