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Altaspiratella bearnensis
Taxonomy
Plotophysops bearnensis was named by Curry (1982). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tuilerie de Gan (BMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore shelf marl/claystone in the Marnes de Gan Formation of France.
It was recombined as Altaspiratella bearnensis by Cahuzac and Janssen (2010).
It was recombined as Altaspiratella bearnensis by Cahuzac and Janssen (2010).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1982 | Plotophysops bearnensis Curry |
| 1986 | Spiratella tutelina Curry |
| 2010 | Altaspiratella bearnensis Cahuzac and Janssen |
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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.
†Altaspiratella bearnensis Curry 1982
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Invalid names: Spiratella tutelina Curry 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | France | Altaspiratella bearnensis (171370 183746 183747 183748 183749) Plotophysops bearnensis (171369) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Texas) | Altaspiratella bearnensis (83950) |