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Pseudorthonychia alata
Taxonomy
Capulus alatus was named by Laube (1869). Its type specimen is NHMW 1869/G88 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Pseudorthonychia.
It was recombined as Orthonychia alata by Bandel (1992); it was recombined as Pseudorthonychia alata by Bandel and Frýda (1999), Dominici (2024).
It was recombined as Orthonychia alata by Bandel (1992); it was recombined as Pseudorthonychia alata by Bandel and Frýda (1999), Dominici (2024).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1869 | Capulus alatus Laube p. 16 figs. Pl 30, fig 12 |
| 1892 | Capulus alatus Kittl p. 57 |
| 1992 | Orthonychia alata Bandel p. 233 figs. 1,2a-h,3a |
| 1999 | Pseudorthonychia alata Bandel and Frýda |
| 2024 | Pseudorthonychia alata Dominici p. 35 figs. 13AA-AC |
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†Pseudorthonychia alata Laube 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 2.00 |
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Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Julian or 239.48000 to 233.60000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Longobardian | Italy | Pseudorthonychia alata (236005) | |
| Julian | Italy | Capulus alatus (128680) Orthonychia alata (128681) | |
| Carnian | Italy | Pseudorthonychia alata (164191) |