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Nicholsites newpassensis
Taxonomy
Nicholsites newpassensis was named by Bucher (1992). Its type specimen is USNM 444114 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is McCoy Mine HB 157G, New Pass Range, which is in a Bithynian offshore limestone/siltstone in the Favret Formation of Nevada.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1992 | Nicholsites newpassensis Bucher p. 158 figs. Pl 4, figs 12-23; text-fig 12 |
| 2018 | Nicholsites newpassensis Ji and Bucher p. 631 figs. 5B-G |
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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.
†Nicholsites newpassensis Bucher 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 5 | 17.9 | - | - | 17.9 | - | |
| shell diameter | 5 | 33.9 | 16.5 | 69.0 | 31.5 | 22.3 | |
| shell inflation | 5 | 15.2 | - | - | 15.2 | - |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma
Collections (21 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bithynian | USA (Nevada) | Nicholsites newpassensis (107493 109764 type locality: 112639 112710 112711 112712 112713 112717 112736 112759 112774 112775 112776 112779 112780 112782 112783 112785 112786) | |
| Pelsonian | Canada (British Columbia) | Nicholsites newpassensis (197415 197416) |