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Cibolaites molenaari
Taxonomy
Cibolaites molenaari was named by Cobban and Hook (1983). Its type specimen is USNM 328766, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is USGS Loc. D11208, Fence Lake [Mancos Shale], which is in a Turonian marine shale in the Mancos Shale Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Cibolaites.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1983 | Cibolaites molenaari Cobban and Hook pp. 16-17 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1-9 |
| 2001 | Cibolaites molenaari Kennedy et al. p. 34 |
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†Cibolaites molenaari Cobban and Hook 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell diameter | 1 | 124.0 |
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Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Turonian | USA (New Mexico) | Cibolaites molenaari (type locality: 87805 87809) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | USA (Arizona) | Cibolaites molenaari (54149 55824) |