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Richthofenia guangdeensis
Taxonomy
Richthofenia guangdeensis was named by Liao (1984). Its type specimen is NIGP 71137 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Niutoushan coal mine 7 shaft, Act299, Guangde County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1984 | Richthofenia guangdeensis Liao p. 280 figs. Pl 1, 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 guangdeensis Liao 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| valve height | 1 | 33.9 |
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| References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchiapingian | China (Anhui) | Richthofenia guangdeensis (type locality: 112376) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Chongqing) | Richthofenia guangdeensis (94984) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Hunan) | Richthofenia guangdeensis (111899) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guizhou) | Richthofenia guangdeensis (117481) |