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Retispira meekiana
Taxonomy
Bellerophon meekianus was named by Shumard and Swallow (1858) [Bellerophon meekianus Swallow in Shumard & Swallow 1858]. It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Bucanopsis meekana by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was corrected as Bellerophon meekiana by Girty (1915); it was recombined as Bucanopsis meekianus by Plummer and Hornberger (1935); it was recombined as Retispira meekiana by Wagner (2023).
It was recombined as Bucanopsis meekana by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was corrected as Bellerophon meekiana by Girty (1915); it was recombined as Bucanopsis meekianus by Plummer and Hornberger (1935); it was recombined as Retispira meekiana by Wagner (2023).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1858 | Bellerophon meekianus Shumard and Swallow p. 204 figs. pl. 31 f. 15-18 |
1894 | Bellerophon meekianus Keyes p. 149 |
1897 | Bucanopsis meekana Ulrich and Scofield p. 854 |
1915 | Bellerophon meekiana Girty pp. 169 - 172 figs. pl. 20-4-6 |
1935 | Bucanopsis meekianus Plummer and Hornberger p. 22 |
2023 | Retispira meekiana Wagner p. 3874 |
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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.
†Retispira meekiana Shumard and Swallow 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Moscovian or 312.80000 to 307.00000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Moscovian | USA (Oklahoma) | Bellerophon meekiana (90784) | |
Desmoinesian | USA (Oklahoma) | Bellerophon meekiana (90781 90782 90783) | |
Desmoinesian | USA (Texas) | Bucanopsis meekianus (11100) |