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Ophimullericeras paullae
Taxonomy
Ophimullericeras paullae was named by Jenks et al. (2021). Its type specimen is NMMNH P-81687, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMMNH L-12682, Long Canyon, which is in a Griesbachian marine mudstone in the Dinwoody Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Ophimullericeras.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2021 | Ophimullericeras paullae Jenks et al. p. 17 figs. 8A'-G', 11A-H |
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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.
†Ophimullericeras paullae Jenks et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 4 | 26.0 | 22.2 | 31.7 | 25.6 | 4.31 | |
| shell diameter | 4 | 53.8 | 46.7 | 65.5 | 52.4 | 8.41 | |
| shell inflation | 4 | 10.7 | 9.30 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 1.31 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Griesbachian | USA (Nevada) | Ophimullericeras paullae (type locality: 220329) |