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Tainoceras balestense
Taxonomy
Tainoceras balestense was named by Prinoth and Posenato (2007). Its type specimen is MNS-HP32 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gran Roa, Ortisei, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bellerophon Formation of Italy.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Tainoceras balestense Prinoth and Posenato p. 140 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-7; pl 2, figs 1-6; text-figs 4A,B,5A |
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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.
†Tainoceras balestense Prinoth and Posenato 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 17 | 36.3 | 30.0 | 48.0 | 37.0 | 5.16 | |
| shell diameter | 17 | 94.1 | 77.0 | 118.0 | 95.0 | 11.5 | |
| shell inflation | 17 | 33.6 | 27.0 | 38.0 | 33.0 | 3.32 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changhsingian | Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) | Tainoceras sp. (81527) | |
| Changhsingian | Italy | Tainoceras balestense (type locality: 95453 95454 95456 95458) |