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Ophiopolytretus aethus
Taxonomy
Ophiopolytretus aethus was named by Webster et al. (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype DMNH 16044, paratypes DMNH 16046, 16048, 16049, 16092, 16095, 16097, 16.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1999 | Ophiopolytretus aethus Webster et al. p. 483 figs. 10.1-10.6 |
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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.
†Ophiopolytretus aethus Webster et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. D. Webster et al. 1999 | Same as for the genus, by monotypy |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Famennian | USA (Colorado) | Ophiopolytretus aethus (3544) |