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Paraspidites obesus
Taxonomy
Paraspidites obesus was named by Brühwiler and Bucher (2012). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 28156 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nammal Nala Nam532, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian offshore marl in the Ceratite Marls Formation of Pakistan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Paraspidites obesus Brühwiler and Bucher p. 58 figs. 39A-K |
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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.
†Paraspidites obesus Brühwiler and Bucher 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 | 2 | 16.9 | 14.7 | 19.4 | 17.0 | 3.32 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 34.4 | 30.1 | 39.3 | 34.7 | 6.51 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 7.21 | 6.50 | 8.00 | 7.25 | 1.06 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||