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Becanites africanus
Taxonomy
Becanites africanus was named by Korn et al. (2003). Its type specimen is MfN MB.C.3901, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ksar Bouhamed A, Taouz, Oued Znaigui Formation, Tafilalt, which is in a Tournaisian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Oued Znaigui Formation of Morocco.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Becanites africanus Korn et al. p. 77 figs. 9, 10, 11A-C |
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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.
†Becanites africanus Korn et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 8 | 3.41 | 1.55 | 7.05 | 3.58 | 2.09 | |
| shell diameter | 8 | 9.98 | 5.30 | 17.5 | 10.2 | 4.77 | |
| shell inflation | 8 | 4.34 | 2.70 | 6.65 | 4.50 | 1.57 |
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaisian | Morocco | Becanites africanus (type locality: 66200 66201) |