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Serpenticyclus fuscus
Taxonomy
Helicocyclus fuscus was named by Korn et al. (2003). Its type specimen is MfN MB.C.3985, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ksar Bouhamed B, Taouz, Oued Znaigui Formation, Tafilalt, which is in a Tournaisian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Oued Znaigui Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Serpenticyclus.
It was recombined as Serpenticyclus fuscus by Becker (2023).
It was recombined as Serpenticyclus fuscus by Becker (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Helicocyclus fuscus Korn et al. p. 84 figs. 23C,D, 24 |
| 2023 | Serpenticyclus fuscus Becker p. 815 |
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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.
†Serpenticyclus fuscus Korn et al. 2003
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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 | 1.76 | 1.32 | 2.36 | 1.84 | 0.735 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 6.18 | 4.65 | 8.22 | 6.44 | 2.52 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 2.92 | 2.28 | 3.74 | 3.01 | 1.03 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tournaisian | Morocco | Helicocyclus fuscus (type locality: 66201) |