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Ganolytes aratus
Taxonomy
Diradias aratus was named by Jordan (1924). Its type specimen is Stanford University Paleontology Type Collection 600, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.
It was recombined as Ganolytes aratus by David (1943) and Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was recombined as Ganolytes aratus by David (1943) and Fierstine et al. (2012).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1924 | Diradias aratus Jordan p. 42 figs. Plate F |
| 1925 | Diradias aratus Jordan p. 8 |
| 1925 | Diradias fenestralis Jordan p. 9 |
| 1943 | Ganolytes aratus David p. 120 |
| 2012 | Ganolytes aratus Fierstine et al. p. 22 |
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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.
†Ganolytes aratus Jordan 1924
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Invalid names: Diradias fenestralis Jordan 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. R. David 1943 | D. 16; A. 20; vertebrae 49 or 50; ventral scutes 35. 7 or 8 opercular ridges. 50 or more scales in longitudinal row. |
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||