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Leconteia californica
Taxonomy
Leconteia californica was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brock Mountain, 3 miles east of Madison's ranch (Trachyceras subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California. It is the type species of Leconteiceras, Leconteia.
It was recombined as Leconteiceras californicum by Smith (1927), Spath (1951), Tozer (1994).
It was recombined as Leconteiceras californicum by Smith (1927), Spath (1951), Tozer (1994).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1905 | Leconteia californica Hyatt and Smith p. 36 figs. Pl 29, figs 3-21 |
| 1927 | Leconteiceras californicum Smith p. 66 figs. Pl 29, figs 3-21 |
| 1951 | Leconteiceras californicum Spath p. 110 |
| 1994 | Leconteiceras californicum Tozer p. 177 figs. Pl 92, figs 16a-b |
| 2015 | Leconteia californica Clapham |
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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.
†Leconteia californica Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell diameter | 1 | 16.9 |
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Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tuvalian | USA (California) | Leconteia californica (type locality: 33324 142565) | |
| Tuvalian | Canada (British Columbia) | Leconteiceras californicum (137106) |