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Mescalites discoidalis
Taxonomy
Gonioloboceras discoidale was named by Bose (1920). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Marr Ranch clay pits, Tularosa (YPM coll), which is in a Gzhelian marine shale in the Bursum Formation of New Mexico.
It was recombined as Gonioglyphioceras discoidale by Plummer and Scott (1937); it was recombined as Mescalites discoidalis by Furnish and Glenister (1971) and Leonova (2002).
It was recombined as Gonioglyphioceras discoidale by Plummer and Scott (1937); it was recombined as Mescalites discoidalis by Furnish and Glenister (1971) and Leonova (2002).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1920 | Gonioloboceras discoidale Bose p. 52 |
1937 | Gonioglyphioceras discoidale Plummer and Scott p. 337 |
1971 | Mescalites discoidalis Furnish and Glenister p. 306 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-6; pl 2, figs 9,10; text-figs 1,2b,c,3a |
2002 | Mescalites discoidalis Leonova |
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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.
†Mescalites discoidalis Bose 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available