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Paraceltites multicostatus
Taxonomy
Paraceltites multicostatus was named by Böse (1919). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2.5 miles N70E of second tank above Hess Ranch house, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Word Formation of Texas.
It was synonymized subjectively with Paraceltites elegans by Spinosa et al. (1975).
It was synonymized subjectively with Paraceltites elegans by Spinosa et al. (1975).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1919 | Paraceltites multicostatus Böse p. 108 figs. Pl 5, figs 19-32 |
| 1937 | Paraceltites multicostatus Plummer and Scott p. 368 figs. Pl 37, figs 9, 10 |
| 1940 | Paraceltites multicostatus Miller and Furnish p. 70 figs. Pl 23, fig 9 |
| 1977 | Paraceltites multicostatus Xu p. 574 figs. Pl 216, figs 9,10 |
| 2002 | Paraceltites multicostatus 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.
†Paraceltites multicostatus Böse 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 2 | 4.51 | 3.50 | 5.80 | 4.65 | 1.63 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 2.83 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 6.13 | 5.70 | 6.60 | 6.15 | 0.636 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||