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Taxonomy
Rhynchopterus obesus was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rattlesnake Point, near Humboldt City, which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in Nevada.
It was recombined as Pteria obesus by Silberling and Nichols (1982).
It was recombined as Pteria obesus by Silberling and Nichols (1982).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1864 | Rhynchopterus obesus Gabb p. 32 figs. Pl 5, figs 30a,b |
| 1914 | Rhynchopterus obesus Smith p. 145 figs. Pl 16, figs 16,17 |
| 1982 | Pteria obesus Silberling and Nichols p. 66 figs. Pl 38, figs 8,9 |
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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.
†Rhynchopterus obesus Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available