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Witchellia peleka
Taxonomy
Pelekodites pelekus was named by Buckman (1923).
It was recombined as Witchellia peleka by Sandoval (2022).
It was recombined as Witchellia peleka by Sandoval (2022).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1923 | Pelekodites pelekus Buckman |
| 1969 | Pelekodites pelekus Westermann p. 126 figs. Pl 32, figs 1,2 |
| 2022 | Witchellia peleka Sandoval p. 836 figs. 14A-E |
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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.
†Witchellia peleka Buckman 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 2 | 7.71 | 6.60 | 9.00 | 7.80 | 1.70 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 22.2 | 19.0 | 26.0 | 22.5 | 4.95 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 8.71 | 7.30 | 10.4 | 8.85 | 2.19 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Bajocian | USA (Alaska) | Pelekodites pelekus (175668) |