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Richthofenia tilita
Taxonomy
Richthofenia tilita was named by Liao and Meng (1986). Its type specimen is NIGP 74187 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sanhe Section, Changxing Fm, Huatang, Chenxian, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1986 | Richthofenia tilita Liao and Meng p. 78 figs. Pl 2, figs 21-23 |
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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.
†Richthofenia tilita Liao and Meng 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 55.8 |
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| References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | China (Hunan) | Richthofenia tilita (type locality: 111899) |