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Texoceras texanum
Taxonomy
Agathiceras texanum was named by Girty (1909). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2967 green, El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cutoff Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Texoceras.
It was recombined as Texoceras texanum by Miller and Furnish (1940), Leonova (2002).
It was recombined as Texoceras texanum by Miller and Furnish (1940), Leonova (2002).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1909 | Agathiceras texanum Girty p. 501 figs. Pl 25, figs 8,8a |
| 1937 | Marathonites delawareanus Plummer and Scott p. 149 figs. Pl 32, figs 19,20 |
| 1940 | Texoceras texanum Miller and Furnish |
| 2002 | Texoceras texanum 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.
†Texoceras texanum Girty 1909
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Invalid names: Marathonites delawareanus Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell diameter | 1 | 21.3 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 3.00 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Roadian | USA (Texas) | Agathiceras texanum (type locality: 108832) Marathonites delawareanus (113179) Texoceras texanum (106117 113234 113260 113266 113267) |