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Xenocephalites neuquensis
Taxonomy
Macrocephalites neuquensis was named by Stehn (1923). It is the type species of Xenocephalites.
It was recombined as Xenocephalites neuquensis by Parent (1998).
It was recombined as Xenocephalites neuquensis by Parent (1998).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Macrocephalites neuquensis Stehn p. 86 figs. Pl 1, fig 3 |
| 1998 | Xenocephalites neuquensis Parent p. 118 figs. 27H, 32A-D |
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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.
†Xenocephalites neuquensis Stehn 1923
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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 | 21.6 | 18.0 | 26.0 | 22.0 | 5.66 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | - | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 6.76 | 5.50 | 8.30 | 6.90 | 1.98 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Bathonian | Argentina (Neuquen) | Xenocephalites neuquensis (4881 158969 158973 158979) |