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Desmorthis planus
Taxonomy
Desmorthis planus was named by Ross and Barnes (1967). Its type specimen is USNM 145691 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is D 829 CO, which is in a Whiterockian shallow subtidal limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1967 | Desmorthis planus Ross and Barnes p. D5 figs. Plate 1, figures 3-7 |
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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.
†Desmorthis planus Ross and Barnes 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range: Whiterockian or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Whiterockian | USA (Nevada) | Desmorthis planus (301) Desmorthis sp. (type locality: 104282) |