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Pleuronodoceras inflatum
Taxonomy
Pleuronodoceras inflatum was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14965 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meishan Section, Meishan Mb Bed 6, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Pleuronodoceras inflatum Zhao et al. p. 149 figs. Pl 25, figs 9,10; text-fig 92e |
| 2002 | Pleuronodoceras inflatum Leonova |
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†Pleuronodoceras inflatum Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | |||||
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| shell height | 1 | 17.9 | |||||
| shell diameter | 1 | 50.2 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 18.1 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changhsingian | China (Zhejiang) | Pleuronodoceras inflatum (type locality: 121649) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Sichuan) | Pleuronodoceras inflatum (148463) |