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Physematites charis
Taxonomy
Physematites charis was named by Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya (1978). Its type specimen is PIN 455/37612, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sholak-Say Canyon, Sample 4, Southern Urals, Aktyubin Region, which is in a Chokierian offshore shelf carbonate in Kazakhstan. It is the type species of Physematites.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Physematites charis Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya p. 162 figs. Pl 7, figs 7-9; text-fig 25 |
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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.
†Physematites charis Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
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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 | 6.36 | 5.40 | 7.50 | 6.45 | 1.48 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 2.69 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 1.45 | 0.212 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Chokierian to the top of the Alportian or 323.60000 to 321.80000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chokierian | Russian Federation | Physematites charis (67728) | |
| Chokierian | Kazakhstan | Physematites charis (type locality: 67716 67718) | |
| Alportian | Tajikistan | Physematites charis (68257) |