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Prototoceras venustum
Taxonomy
Prototoceras venustum was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14908, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dongshengling, Laoshan Mb, Fengcheng County, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Loping Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Prototoceras venustum Zhao et al. p. 92 figs. Pl 4, figs 9-13;16-20,24-26 |
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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.
†Prototoceras venustum Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 5 | 10.2 | 8.60 | 12.9 | 9.90 | 1.74 | |
| shell diameter | 5 | 26.7 | 21.0 | 31.7 | 27.8 | 3.94 | |
| shell inflation | 5 | 9.10 | 6.70 | 11.1 | 9.40 | 1.58 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchiapingian | China (Jiangxi) | Prototoceras venustum (94990 95596 type locality: 97114 121670 144027) |