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Delphiceras
Taxonomy
Delphiceras was named by Becker and House (2000). Its type is Manticoceras unduloconstrictum.
It was assigned to Gephuroceratinae by Korn and Klug (2002), Korn (2006).
It was assigned to Gephuroceratinae by Korn and Klug (2002), Korn (2006).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1993 | Delphinites Becker and House |
| 2000 | Delphiceras Becker and House |
| 2002 | Delphiceras Korn and Klug p. 107 |
| 2006 | Delphiceras Korn |
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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.
G. †Delphiceras Becker and House 2000
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†Delphiceras cataphractum Clarke 1898
†Delphiceras unduloconstrictum Miller 1938
Invalid names: Delphinites Becker and House 1993 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 2 | 3.22 | 1.60 | 6.50 | 4.05 | 3.46 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 10.2 | 8.00 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 3.54 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 3.97 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 0.707 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Frasnian | United Kingdom (England) | D. unduloconstrictum (135957) | |
| Late/Upper Frasnian | USA (New York) | D. cataphractum (136746 136749) |