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Fergusonites
Taxonomy
Fergusonites was named by Guex (1980). Its type is Fergusonites striatus.
It was assigned to Juraphyllitidae by Longridge et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Juraphyllitidae by Longridge et al. (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Fergusonites Guex |
| 2008 | Fergusonites Longridge et al. |
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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.
G. †Fergusonites Guex 1980
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†Fergusonites hendersonae Longridge et al. 2008
†Fergusonites neumayri Rakús 1993
†Fergusonites striatus Guex 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| height | 12 | 10.1 | 6.20 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 2.21 | |
| diameter | 12 | 22.0 | 13.5 | 30.2 | 23.6 | 5.02 | |
| inflation | 12 | 4.71 | 2.50 | 6.80 | 5.00 | 1.43 | |
| shell height | 2 | 14.8 | 10.7 | 20.5 | 15.6 | 6.93 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 28.2 | 21.0 | 37.8 | 29.4 | 11.9 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 4.14 | 3.50 | 4.90 | 4.20 | 0.990 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Middle Hettangian or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angulata | Canada (British Columbia) | F. hendersonae (157367) | |
| Late/Upper Hettangian | Canada (British Columbia) | F. hendersonae (53361) | |
| Liasicus | USA (Nevada) | F. striatus (188599) | |
| Liasicus | Canada (British Columbia) | F. striatus (84734 84922 84924 84925 84926 84957) | |
| Middle Hettangian | Chile | F. striatus (209306) |