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Puncticeras ovatus
Taxonomy
Goniatites ovatus was named by Munster (1832).
It was recombined as Cheiloceras (Staffites) ovatum by Petersen (1975); it was recombined as Puncticeras ovatus by Korn and Klug (2002).
It was recombined as Cheiloceras (Staffites) ovatum by Petersen (1975); it was recombined as Puncticeras ovatus by Korn and Klug (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1832 | Goniatites ovatus Munster |
| 1975 | Cheiloceras (Staffites) ovatum Petersen p. 29 figs. Pl 2, figs 11-13; text-figs 12D, 14D, 15 |
| 2002 | Puncticeras ovatus Korn and Klug p. 175 |
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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.
†Puncticeras ovatus Munster 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 23.2 | |||||
| shell diameter | 1 | 39.2 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 0.001 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 372.20000 to 370.60000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Famennian | Australia (Western Australia) | Cheiloceras ovatum (39093 39096 65361 65387 65388) | |
| Early/Lower Famennian | Germany (Rhenish Massif) | Cheiloceras ovatum (5960) | |
| Famennian | Australia (Western Australia) | Cheiloceras ovatum (39079 39103 39107 65107) |