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Aphanoptyxis californica
Taxonomy
Aphanoptyxis californica was named by Saul and Squires (1998). Its type specimen is LACMIP 7912 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 10761, Little Cow Creek valley, which is in a Turonian shoreface sandstone in the Redding Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Aphanoptyxis californica Saul and Squires p. 474 figs. Plate 2, figures 3--10 |
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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.
†Aphanoptyxis californica Saul and Squires 1998
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 1998 | An Aphanoptyxis with a noded carina at posterior suture, a low medial spiral cord, and an anterior cord at the angle between whorl side and base; carina more prominent on adult whorls than on juvenile whorls, medial spiral rib obsolete on adult whorls. |
Measurements
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Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Turonian | Mexico (Baja California) | Aphanoptyxis californica (220405) | |
| Turonian | USA (California) | Aphanoptyxis californica (type locality: 62347 62362 207521 207523) |