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Forsia lorda
Taxonomy
Forsia lorda was named by Saul (1988). Its type specimen is UCLA 39441, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 3624, Chico Creek, which is in a Santonian marine horizon in the Chico Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Forsia lorda Saul p. 7 figs. Figures 5. 14 - 27 |
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†Forsia lorda Saul 1988
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. R. Saul 1988 | Slender Forsia with a long, bent siphonal neck that has a well-developed siphonal fasciole and a pseudum bilical chink near the anterior end. Two peripheral spiral ribs are much stronger than the spiral threads that cover the shell. |
Measurements
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Age range: Early/Lower Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Santonian | USA (California) | Forsia lorda (69307 type locality: 207435 215315) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | USA (California) | Forsia lorda (215319) | |
| Santonian | USA (California) | Forsia lorda (86780 86781 86955) |