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Astroporina stellifera
Taxonomy
Astroporina stellifera was named by Hudson (1960). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ahankon Tug, Inda, which is in an Oxfordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bihen Limestone Formation of Somalia. It is the type species of Astroporina.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1960 | Astroporina stellifera Hudson |
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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.
†Astroporina stellifera Hudson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Wood 1987 | |||||
Age range: Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Oxfordian | Somalia | Astroporina stellifera (type locality: 94553) | |
| Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | China (Xizang) | Astroporina stellifera (116457) |