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Polypora transiens
Taxonomy
Polypora transiens was named by Waagen and Pichl (1885). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Morah, hard limestones, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.
It was recombined as Protoretepora transiens by Termier and Termier (1971).
It was recombined as Protoretepora transiens by Termier and Termier (1971).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cestriensis, P. corticosa, P. debilis, P. delicata, P. dendroides, P. elegantula, P. endoi, P. fastuosa, P. flexuosa, P. fujitae, P. granulifera, P. hexagona, P. impressa, P. incepta, P. kazanensis, P. krutovi, P. lineata, P. macrops, P. marginata, P. micronodosa, P. missouriensis, P. moorei, P. moravica, P. multispinosa, P. ovalipora, P. pseudornamentata, P. punctata, P. quenstedti, P. remota, P. schucherti, P. septata, P. simulatrix, P. sinokoninckiana, P. smithii, P. spinulifera, P. stansburyensis, P. submarginata, P. submarginata, P. triangularis, P. triangularis, P. triseriporata, P. tuberculifera, P. valida, P. spinulifera, P. ovicellata
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1885 | Polypora transiens Waagen and Pichl p. 795 figs. Pl 91, figs 3-5 |
| 1971 | Protoretepora transiens Termier and Termier p. 37 |
| 1981 | Polypora transiens Sakagami p. 57 figs. Pl 6, figs 11,12 |
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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.
†Polypora transiens Waagen and Pichl 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wordian | Afghanistan | Protoretepora transiens (119242) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Pakistan | Polypora transiens (type locality: 119529) | |
| Wuchiapingian | India (Kashmir) | Polypora transiens (82578 115345) |