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Phymatoceras elegans
Taxonomy
Phymatoceras elegans was named by Merla (1932). It is not extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1932 | Phymatoceras elegans Merla |
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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.
†Phymatoceras elegans Merla 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | |||||
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| shell height | 1 | 8.20 | |||||
| shell diameter | 1 | 24.3 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 9.80 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Falciferum to the top of the Middle Toarcian or 184.20000 to 180.40000 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Falciferum | Italy | Phymatoceras elegans (145322) | |
| Toarcian | France | Phymatoceras elegans (210832 210833) | |
| Middle Toarcian | Spain (Murcia) | Phymatoceras elegans (201448 201463) | |
| Bifrons | Italy | Phymatoceras elegans (147026 147027 147028 147029 147030 147031) | |
| Bifrons | Hungary | Phymatoceras elegans (108045 108051 108094 108102 148231 148242 148256) | |
| Bifrons | France | Phymatoceras elegans (170472) | |
| Variabilis | Hungary | Phymatoceras elegans (108044) |