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Eoamaltheus meridianus
Taxonomy
Eoamaltheus meridianus was named by Hillebrandt (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quebrada Amolanas (sample 670813/1), which is in an Ibex carbonate limestone in Chile.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Eoamaltheus meridianus Hillebrandt p. 120 |
| 2006 | Eoamaltheus meridianus Hillebrandt p. 123 figs. Pl 27, figs 18-21; pl 28, figs 2-11; pl 29, figs 1-6 |
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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.
†Eoamaltheus meridianus Hillebrandt 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 15 | 14.2 | 5.30 | 42.2 | 16.1 | 8.99 | |
| shell diameter | 15 | 45.6 | 16.0 | 144.5 | 55.7 | 31.5 | |
| shell inflation | 15 | 19.9 | 6.30 | 68.3 | 24.3 | 15.5 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Ibex or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ibex | Chile | Eoamaltheus meridianus (type locality: 181959 181960 181962 181963 181964 181965 181966 181967) | |
| Ibex | Peru | Eoamaltheus meridianus (181968) | |
| Ibex | Argentina (Mendoza) | Eoamaltheus meridianus (181957) |