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Thomasites fischeri
Taxonomy
Thomasites fischeri was named by Benavides-Caceres (1956). Its type specimen is AMNH 27880.3, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Bed 24, Tembladera section, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone in Peru.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Thomasites fischeri Benavides-Caceres p. 471 figs. pl. 56, figs. 1-2 |
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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.
†Thomasites fischeri Benavides-Caceres 1956
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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 | 38.1 | 25.0 | 52.5 | 42.0 | 13.9 | |
| shell diameter | 3 | 77.5 | 51.5 | 105.0 | 86.0 | 27.1 | |
| shell inflation | 3 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 4.07 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Turonian | Peru | Thomasites fischeri (type locality: 88199) |