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Metapeltoceras baylei
Taxonomy
Parapeltoceras baylei was named by Prieser (1937).
It was recombined as Metapeltoceras baylei by Jeannet (1951).
It was recombined as Metapeltoceras baylei by Jeannet (1951).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2015-07-12
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1937 | Parapeltoceras baylei Prieser |
| 1951 | Metapeltoceras baylei Jeannet p. 171 figs. Pl 72, fig 5; pl 73, figs 5,6,8; pl 90, fig 2; text-figs 402,403 |
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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.
†Metapeltoceras baylei Prieser 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 5 | 20.7 | 11.0 | 40.0 | 19.5 | 10.7 | |
| shell diameter | 5 | 69.7 | 38.0 | 132.0 | 66.0 | 34.6 | |
| shell inflation | 5 | 32.7 | 18.5 | 61.0 | 31.0 | 15.8 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Callovian | Switzerland | Metapeltoceras baylei (171552 171588) | |
| Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian | Switzerland | Metapeltoceras baylei (171568 171585) |