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Nuetzelia himalayica
Taxonomy
Nuetzelia himalayica was named by Brühwiler et al. (2012). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 28291 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Losar, sample 1004, Escarguelites spitiensis beds, which is in a Smithian offshore shale/limestone in the Mikin Formation of India. It is the type species of Nuetzelia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Nuetzelia himalayica Brühwiler et al. p. 148 figs. 26Z-AJ |
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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.
†Nuetzelia himalayica Brühwiler et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 3 | 9.84 | 7.80 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 1.91 | |
| shell diameter | 3 | 18.4 | 15.1 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 3.04 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithian | China (Xizang) | Nuetzelia himalayica (229750 229751) | |
| Smithian | India (Himachal Pradesh) | Nuetzelia himalayica (139635 type locality: 139680) |