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Brahmaites (Brahmaites) kossmati
Taxonomy
Brahmaites (Brahmaites) kossmati was named by Henderson and McNamara (1985). Its type specimen is WAM 80.786, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 10, Giralia Range [Miria Fm], which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Miria Formation of Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Brahmaites (Brahmaites) kossmati Henderson and McNamara p. 68 figs. Pl 6, figs 11-14; pl 7, fig 1; text-figs 9a,b, 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.
†Brahmaites (Brahmaites) kossmati Henderson and McNamara 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 6 | 14.2 | 9.50 | 29.8 | 12.7 | 7.62 | |
| shell diameter | 6 | 53.9 | 40.0 | 98.8 | 49.1 | 22.4 | |
| shell inflation | 6 | 27.4 | 20.5 | 50.5 | 25.6 | 11.4 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastrichtian | Australia (Western Australia) | Brahmaites kossmati (83845 83857 83862 type locality: 157788) |