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Sphenodus nitidus
Taxonomy
Orthacodus nitidus was named by Wagner (1862).
It was recombined as Sphenodus nitidus by Guinot et al. (2014).
It was recombined as Sphenodus nitidus by Guinot et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1862 | Orthacodus nitidus Wagner |
| 2014 | Sphenodus nitidus Guinot et al. p. 61 figs. 3N'-S', 4A-J |
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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.
†Sphenodus nitidus Wagner 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Valanginian or 152.21000 to 132.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Sphenodus nitidus (154138) | |
| Early/Lower Valanginian | France (Gard) | Sphenodus nitidus (213631) |