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Aurikirkbya altalobata
Taxonomy
Aurikirkbya altalobata was named by Becker and Wang (1992). Its type specimen is NIGP 115698, a valve (right valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Beichuan, sample ACF1-275, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1992 | Aurikirkbya altalobata Becker and Wang p. 21 figs. Pl 6, fig 6 |
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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.
†Aurikirkbya altalobata Becker and Wang 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| valve height | 1 | 0.610 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | China (Anhui) | Aurikirkbya altalobata (143417) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Sichuan) | Aurikirkbya altalobata (type locality: 143434) |