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Diffingia tortuosa
Taxonomy
Diffingia tortuosa was named by Fedorowski (1985). Its type specimen is USNM 197441 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM705a, Hess Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Diffingia tortuosa Fedorowski p. 213 figs. Pl 13, figs 10a,b; pl 17, figs 3a-c; pl 20, fig 1; text-fig 1:3a-c |
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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.
†Diffingia tortuosa Fedorowski 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Artinskian | USA (Texas) | Diffingia tortuosa (43564 75885) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Diffingia tortuosa (type locality: 43534 43560 43566 44565 75864 75923) |