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Ptomatis africanoides
Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Patellostium) africanoides was named by Reed (1925). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Bellerophon africanoides by Oosthuizen (1984); it was recombined as Ptomatis africanoides by Wagner (2023).
It was recombined as Bellerophon africanoides by Oosthuizen (1984); it was recombined as Ptomatis africanoides by Wagner (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Bellerophon (Patellostium) africanoides Reed p. 115 figs. PI. 7 f. 6, 6a, b |
| 1984 | Bellerophon africanoides Oosthuizen |
| 2023 | Ptomatis africanoides Wagner p. S7238 |
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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.
†Ptomatis africanoides Reed 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 402.50000 to 391.90000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emsian | South Africa | Bellerophon africanoides (35584 35587) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | South Africa | Bellerophon africanoides (35599) | |
| Eifelian | South Africa | Bellerophon africanoides (35595) |