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Araxathyris rhombiformis
Taxonomy
Araxathyris rhombiformis was named by Zeng et al. (1995). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liziya section, Qixia bed 4, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1995 | Araxathyris rhombiformis Zeng et al. p. 126 figs. Pl 20, fig 4 |
| 2018 | Araxathyris rhombiformis Wu et al. p. 359 figs. 10M-S |
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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.
†Araxathyris rhombiformis Zeng et al. 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 12.0 |
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 283.30000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kungurian | China (Sichuan) | Araxathyris rhombiformis (type locality: 153926) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guizhou) | Araxathyris rhombiformis (99630 197009) |