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Arctotropites richardsi
Taxonomy
Jovites richardsi was named by Tozer (1961). Its type specimen is GSC 14118 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC 35611, Lyall Point, Cameron Island, which is in a Tuvalian marine siliciclastic in the Schei Point Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Arctotropites.
It was recombined as Arctotropites richardsi by Tozer (1994).
It was recombined as Arctotropites richardsi by Tozer (1994).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1961 | Jovites richardsi Tozer p. 88 figs. Pl 27, figs 6-8 |
| 1994 | Arctotropites richardsi Tozer p. 222 |
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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.
†Arctotropites richardsi Tozer 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell diameter | 1 | 56.5 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||