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Sphenotus aeolus
Taxonomy
Sanguinolites aeolus was named by Hall and Whitfield (1869) [Given as Hall 1870 in Busanus & Hoare 1991, but with the reference to Hall & Whitfield's work not mentioning Whitfield. ]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Sphenotus aeolus by Meek (1875), Hall (1885), Busanus and Hoare (1991).
It was recombined as Sphenotus aeolus by Meek (1875), Hall (1885), Busanus and Hoare (1991).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1869 | Sanguinolites aeolus Hall and Whitfield p. 46 |
| 1875 | Sphenotus aeolus Meek p. 307 figs. pl. 17 f. 1a-c |
| 1884 | Sanguinolites aeolus Walcott p. 247 figs. Plate xx, figs. 6, 7, 9 |
| 1885 | Sphenotus aeolus Hall p. 404 figs. pl. 66 f. 31-35 |
| 1991 | Sphenotus aeolus Busanus and Hoare pp. 476 – 477 figs. 6.7 – 6.8 |
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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.
†Sphenotus aeolus Hall and Whitfield 1869
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. W. Busanus and R. D. Hoare 1991 | Small, thin-shelled, subrhomboidal, with dorsal and ventral margins subparallel or diverging posteriorly; anterior margin produced; umbonal shoulder well developed with one or two faint radiating ridges on the dorsoposterior area; dorsal portion of posterior margin somewhat truncate; ornamentation of numerous, fine, closely spaced, comarginal ridges. |
Measurements
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| shell height | 3 | 5.70 |
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| References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Chesterian or 335.40000 to 323.40000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Mississippian | USA (California) | Sanguinolites aeolus (214521) | |
| Chesterian | USA (West Virginia) | Sphenotus aeolus (92964 92975) |