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Kitchinites ifrimae
Taxonomy
Kitchinites ifrimae was named by Salazar et al. (2010). Its type specimen is CPUC/Q/CO/3161, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cocholgüe (locality CO, beds with concretions), which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Quiriquina Formation of Chile.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Kitchinites ifrimae Salazar et al. p. 203 figs. 14d, 18a-d |
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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.
†Kitchinites ifrimae Salazar et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 4 | 36.0 | 27.0 | 42.0 | 38.5 | 6.60 | |
| shell diameter | 4 | 88.5 | 75.0 | 96.5 | 92.0 | 9.63 | |
| shell inflation | 4 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 28.2 | 0.854 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Chile | Kitchinites ifrimae (type locality: 165491) |