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Platyceras terminalis
Taxonomy
Capulus terminalis was named by Whidborne (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lummaton Quarries, West of St. Mary Church, Lummaton Parrish, Torquay, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Torquay Formation of the United Kingdom.
It was recombined as Platyceras terminalis by Amler and Heidelberger (2003).
It was recombined as Platyceras terminalis by Amler and Heidelberger (2003).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1889 | Capulus terminalis Whidborne p. 30 |
1891 | Capulus terminalis Whidborne p. 211 figs. pl. 20 f. 16-16a |
1892 | Capulus terminalis Whidborne p. 46 figs. pl. 5 f. 17,17a. |
1896 | Capulus terminalis Whidborne p. 373 |
2003 | Platyceras terminalis Amler and Heidelberger pp. 1191 - 1192 figs. f.15B-C |
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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.
†Platyceras terminalis Whidborne 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class | |||||
References: Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Knight et al. 1960 |
Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 387.70000 to 360.70000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Givetian | United Kingdom (England) | Capulus terminalis (129878) | |
Late/Upper Famennian | United Kingdom (England) | Platyceras terminalis (38143) |