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Ovatathyris potternensis
Taxonomy
Ovatathyris potternensis was named by Owen (1988). Its type specimen is BB82149, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Potterne (Rifle Butts), which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Upper Greensand Formation of the United Kingdom.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Ovatathyris potternensis Owen p. 109 figs. 16; Pl. 7, Fig. 10-18; Pl. 25, Fig. 1-2 |
| 2006 | Ovatathyris potternensis Gradinaru et al. p. 77 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 7-9; Pl. 2, Fig. 1-6; Pl. 3, Fig. 1; Text Fig. 8-10 |
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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.
†Ovatathyris potternensis Owen 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| height | 11 | 23.4 | 18.6 | 31.2 | 24.2 | 3.53 | |
| shell height | 1 | 16.0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 105.30000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Albian | Romania | Ovatathyris potternensis (60486) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Ovatathyris potternensis (type locality: 153964) |