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Holcoptychites neuquensis
Taxonomy
Polyptychites neuquensis was named by Douvillé (1910). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Negro de Covunco (Recopé collection), which is in a Hauterivian transition zone/lower shoreface siltstone/limestone in the Agrio Formation of Argentina.
It was recombined as Holcoptychites neuquensis by Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson (2003).
It was recombined as Holcoptychites neuquensis by Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson (2003).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Polyptychites neuquensis Douvillé p. 10 figs. Pl 2, figs 2 |
| 2003 | Holcoptychites neuquensis Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson |
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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.
†Holcoptychites neuquensis Douvillé 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 3 | 46.5 | 36.8 | 60.4 | 45.1 | 12.0 | |
| shell diameter | 3 | 91.9 | 76.7 | 114.2 | 88.7 | 19.2 | |
| shell inflation | 3 | 23.6 | 18.5 | 30.4 | 23.4 | 5.98 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 130.00000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | Argentina | Holcoptychites neuquensis (61598 61646 179321) Polyptychites neuquensis (179322) | |
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | Argentina (Neuquen) | Holcoptychites neuquensis (47202) |