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Metussuria waageni
Taxonomy
Ussuria waageni was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wood Canyon, Aspen Range, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho. It is the type species of Metussuria.
It was recombined as Metussuria waageni by Spath (1934), Kummel and Steele (1962), Nichols and Silberling (1979).
It was recombined as Metussuria waageni by Spath (1934), Kummel and Steele (1962), Nichols and Silberling (1979).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1905 | Ussuria waageni Hyatt and Smith p. 90 figs. Pl 55, figs 1-5; pl 66, figs 1-12; pl 67, figs 1,2; pl 85, figs 1-8 |
| 1934 | Metussuria waageni Spath |
| 1962 | Metussuria waageni Kummel and Steele |
| 1979 | Metussuria waageni Nichols and Silberling figs. Pl 2, figs 36-38 |
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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.
†Metussuria waageni Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell diameter | 1 | 25.5 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||