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Isculites sphaericus
Taxonomy
Smithoceras sphaericum was named by Shevyrev (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tkhach River, right tributary, Isculites beds, which is in a Bithynian marine carbonate in the Acheshbok Formation of the Russian Federation.
It was recombined as Isculites sphaericus by Shevyrev (1995).
It was recombined as Isculites sphaericus by Shevyrev (1995).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Smithoceras sphaericum Shevyrev p. 211 figs. Pl 19, fig 2 |
| 1995 | Isculites sphaericus Shevyrev p. 62 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-7 |
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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.
†Isculites sphaericus Shevyrev 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 9 | 9.90 | 5.30 | 14.6 | 11.1 | 2.92 | |
| shell diameter | 9 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 31.1 | 23.9 | 6.44 | |
| shell inflation | 9 | 2.78 | 1.40 | 6.20 | 2.50 | 1.49 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||