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Prolobites delphinus
Taxonomy
Goniatites delphinus was named by Sandberger and Sandberger (1856).
It was recombined as Prolobites delphinus by Bogoslovsky (1969).
It was recombined as Prolobites delphinus by Bogoslovsky (1969).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1856 | Goniatites delphinus Sandberger and Sandberger |
| 1969 | Prolobites delphinus Bogoslovsky p. 181 figs. Pl 7, figs 5-10 |
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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.
†Prolobites delphinus Sandberger and Sandberger 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 8 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 16.1 | 13.9 | 1.02 | |
| shell diameter | 8 | 26.3 | 24.5 | 29.7 | 26.0 | 1.69 | |
| shell inflation | 8 | 0.116 | 0.001 | 3.20 | 1.60 | 1.19 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Famennian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 372.15000 to 365.20000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Famennian | Kazakhstan | Prolobites delphinus (172154) | |
| Middle Famennian | Russian Federation (Chelyabinsk) | Prolobites delphinus (172157 172158) | |
| Middle Famennian | Kazakhstan (Chelyabinsk) | Prolobites delphinus (172159) | |
| Middle Famennian | Kazakhstan | Prolobites delphinus (172156 172163) |