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Prototoceras longilobatum
Taxonomy
Prototoceras longilobatum was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14909, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Daguangshan, Anfu County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Loping Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Prototoceras longilobatum Zhao et al. p. 96 figs. Pl 5, figs 4-6 |
| 2002 | Prototoceras longilobatum Leonova |
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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 longilobatum Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | |||||
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| shell height | 1 | 13.4 | |||||
| shell diameter | 1 | 31.3 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 8.90 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | China (Jiangxi) | Prototoceras longilobatum (94990 type locality: 95596) |