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Microbiplices anglicus
Taxonomy
Microbiplices anglicus was named by Arkell (1947). Its type specimen is BGS GSM30627 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sandsfoot Castle (Sandsfoot Grit, BGS collection), which is in an Oxfordian marine sandstone in the Sandsfoot Formation of the United Kingdom.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1947 | Microbiplices anglicus Arkell p. 348 figs. Pl 76, figs 6,7 |
| 2010 | Microbiplices anglicus Wright p. 43 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-8; pl 2, figs 7,8; pl 4, fig 6 |
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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.
†Microbiplices anglicus Arkell 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 2 | 10.4 | 9.30 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 1.70 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 33.6 | 29.0 | 39.0 | 34.0 | 7.07 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 1.48 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | United Kingdom (Wiltshire) | Microbiplices anglicus (163930 163939 type locality: 163975 163976 163977 163980) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | United Kingdom (Dorset) | Microbiplices anglicus (163936 163978 163979) |