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Ambites impressa
Taxonomy
Lecanites impressus was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hills east of Kutna, Lower Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Dienerian carbonate limestone in the Lower Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.
It was recombined as Gyrolecanites impressus by Spath (1934); it was recombined as Ambites impressa by Ware et al. (2018).
It was recombined as Gyrolecanites impressus by Spath (1934); it was recombined as Ambites impressa by Ware et al. (2018).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1895 | Lecanites impressus Waagen p. 286 figs. Pl 37, figs 7,8 |
| 1934 | Gyrolecanites impressus Spath |
| 2018 | Ambites impressa Ware et al. p. 49 |
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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.
†Ambites impressa Waagen 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 2 | 22.4 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 22.5 | 3.54 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 54.8 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 55.0 | 7.07 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 1.41 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||