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Tessarolax incrustata
Taxonomy
Tessarolax incrustata was named by Anderson and Hanna (1935). Its type specimen is CAS 1430.02 (= CAS 4262) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc.1430, Johnson's ranch, midway between Rosario and Santa Catarina Landing, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Rosario Formation of Mexico.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1935 | Tessarolax incrustata Anderson and Hanna p. 27 figs. Plate 9, figures 4, 5, 6 |
| 2015 | Tessarolax incrustata Saul and Squires pp. 54 - 58 figs. Figures 3, 72 – 84 |
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†Tessarolax incrustata Anderson and Hanna 1935
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2015 | Mature last whorl bicarinate, dorsal spine prominent; callus extensive over entire shell with digitations thickly callused; fictavarix flange shaped and extending ventrally to form broad stabilizer. |
Measurements
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Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (California) | Tessarolax sp. (185396) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Mexico (Baja California) | Tessarolax incrustata (type locality: 200117) |