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Ptychopleurella mediocostata
Taxonomy
Ptychopleurella mediocostata was named by Cooper (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Porterfield Quarry, 5 miles northeast of Saltville, which is in an Ashbyan reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Ptychopleurella mediocostata Cooper |
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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.
†Ptychopleurella mediocostata Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician | USA (California) | Ptychopleurella mediocostata (100593) | |
| Ashbyan | USA (Virginia) | Ptychopleurella mediocostata (type locality: 164296) | |
| Ashgill | USA (California) | Ptychopleurella mediocostata (99696 99697 99698 99805 99806 100644) |