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Meridiceras celericrescens
Taxonomy
Meridiceras celericrescens was named by Hillebrandt (2006). Its type specimen is TUB 841114/8/10, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quebrada Doña Inés Chica (sample 841114/8), which is in a Jamesoni/Ibex carbonate limestone in Chile.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Meridiceras celericrescens Hillebrandt p. 66 figs. Pl 11, figs 4-8, cf. 3,9,12; text-fig 14b |
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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.
†Meridiceras celericrescens Hillebrandt 2006
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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 | 21.8 | 13.5 | 33.5 | 23.0 | 10.0 | |
| shell diameter | 3 | 57.4 | 34.5 | 94.5 | 58.0 | 30.2 | |
| shell inflation | 3 | 20.9 | 12.5 | 36.3 | 20.0 | 12.2 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesoni - Ibex | Argentina | Meridiceras celericrescens (181779 181823 181824) | |
| Jamesoni - Ibex | Chile | Meridiceras celericrescens (type locality: 181815 181819 181821 181822) |