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Latispirifer amplissimus
Taxonomy
Latispirifer amplissimus was named by Archbold and Thomas (1985). Its type specimen is CPC 24296, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is BMR KLB57, Mount Hardman, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Hardman Formation of Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Latispirifer amplissimus Archbold and Thomas p. 273 figs. 4A-H, 5A-F, 6A-G |
| 2004 | Latispirifer amplissimus Waterhouse |
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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.
†Latispirifer amplissimus Archbold and Thomas 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 3 | 36.1 | 29.2 | 42.0 | 38.3 | 6.56 | |
| valve height | 1 | 98.9 | - | - | - | - |
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| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Latispirifer amplissimus (74749 101219) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Western Australia) | Latispirifer amplissimus (74747 84595 type locality: 84597 85035 85036) |