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Worthenia kingi
Taxonomy
Worthenia kingi was named by Batten (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 431592 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM/PU Kriz collection, Apache Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1989 | Worthenia kingi Batten p. 48 figs. Pl 9, figs 13-15 |
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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.
†Worthenia kingi Batten 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 3 | 18.4 | 13.6 | 27.9 | 16.5 | 7.53 | |
| shell diameter | 3 | 19.5 | 15.4 | 26.1 | 18.3 | 5.56 |
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Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gzhelian | USA (Texas) | Worthenia kingi (43476) | |
| Asselian | USA (Texas) | Worthenia kingi (43478) | |
| Sakmarian | USA (Texas) | Worthenia kingi (101780) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Worthenia kingi (43491 43496 43513 43515 43609 81949 type locality: 101792) | |
| Kungurian | USA (New Mexico) | Worthenia kingi (86152) | |
| Roadian | USA (Texas) | Worthenia kingi (43563 81640 101783) |