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Eleganticeras elegans
Taxonomy
Ammonites elegans was named by Sowerby (1815).
It was recombined as Harpoceras elegans by Howarth (1962); it was recombined as Cleviceras elegans by Howarth (1992); it was recombined as Eleganticeras elegans by Bécaud (2006).
It was recombined as Harpoceras elegans by Howarth (1962); it was recombined as Cleviceras elegans by Howarth (1992); it was recombined as Eleganticeras elegans by Bécaud (2006).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1815 | Ammonites elegans Sowerby p. 213 figs. Pl 94, upper figure |
| 1820 | Ammonites capellinus Schlotheim p. 65 |
| 1956 | Osperleioceras viluiense Krimholtz p. 216 |
| 1962 | Harpoceras elegans Howarth p. 412 |
| 1992 | Cleviceras elegans Howarth p. 100 figs. Pl 12, figs 6-19; pl 13, fig 3; pl 14, figs 1-7; pl 15, figs 1,2; text-figs 16,18D,19D,21,22 |
| 2006 | Eleganticeras elegans Bécaud p. 51 figs. Pl 6, fig 1; pl 7, fig 1; pl 8, fig 2; text-fig 15A |
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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.
†Eleganticeras elegans Sowerby 1815
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Invalid names: Ammonites capellinus Schlotheim 1820 [synonym], Osperleioceras viluiense Krimholtz 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 3 | 38.0 | 20.0 | 62.2 | 44.0 | 21.2 | |
| shell diameter | 3 | 71.8 | 37.0 | 117.8 | 85.0 | 40.6 | |
| shell inflation | 3 | 12.3 | 6.50 | 19.2 | 15.0 | 6.47 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Toarcian or 182.70000 to 175.60000 Ma
Collections (31 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Toarcian | Spain (Granda) | Eleganticeras elegans (201064 201066 201067 201068 201069 201070 201071 201072 201073 201074 201075 201076) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Spain (Cantabria) | Cleviceras elegans (169509 169510 169511) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Spain (Murcia) | Eleganticeras elegans (201422) | |
| Falciferum | Germany | Cleviceras elegans (228509 228511) | |
| Falciferum | United Kingdom (Yorkshire) | Harpoceras elegans (147832 147833 147842 147843 147844 147856 147857 154228) | |
| Falciferum | Spain | Eleganticeras elegans (114367) | |
| Falciferum | France (Vendée) | Eleganticeras elegans (147208) | |
| Falciferum | France (Deux-Sevrès) | Eleganticeras elegans (140862) | |
| Toarcian | Morocco | Harpoceras elegans (153943) | |
| Late/Upper Toarcian | United Kingdom (Yorkshire) | Harpoceras elegans (219476) |