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Algerina algena
Taxonomy
Algerina algena was named by Kříž (2008). Its type specimen is JK 11492, a shell (internal mold of left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Foum Belrem Section, northern margin of the western Hoggar Mountains, which is in a Gorstian carbonate limestone in the Oued Ali Clay Formation of Algeria.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2008 | Algerina algena Kříž pp. 80 – 83 figs. 1A–M, O–R, U, V, Z |
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†Algerina algena Kříž 2008
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. Kříž 2008 | Opisthocline Algerina with bulky and coiled
umbones. |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871 | |||||
Age range: Gorstian or 426.70000 to 425.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Gorstian | Czechia (Bohemia) | Algerina algena (85118) | |
| Gorstian | Algeria (Saoura) | Algerina algena (85114) | |
| Gorstian | Algeria (Ahnet Masif) | Algerina algena (type locality: 85113) |