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Wadispirifer ravana
Taxonomy
Spirifer ravana was named by Diener (1897). Its type specimen is GSI 6195 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kiunglung Camp, SW of Niti Pass, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Productus Shale Formation of India.
It was recombined as Neospirifer ravana by Waterhouse (1966), Zhang and Jin (1976), Lee and Gu (1980) and Jin and Sun (1981); it was recombined as Wadispirifer ravana by Waterhouse (2004) and Waterhouse and Chen (2007).
It was recombined as Neospirifer ravana by Waterhouse (1966), Zhang and Jin (1976), Lee and Gu (1980) and Jin and Sun (1981); it was recombined as Wadispirifer ravana by Waterhouse (2004) and Waterhouse and Chen (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Spirifer ravana Diener p. 34 figs. Pl 3, figs 1a-c,2 |
| 1903 | Spirifer ravana Diener p. 106 |
| 1966 | Neospirifer ravana Waterhouse p. 40 figs. Pl 9, fig 2; pl 10, fig 4 |
| 1976 | Neospirifer ravana Zhang and Jin p. 208 figs. Pl 16, figs 9,10,13 |
| 1980 | Neospirifer ravana Lee and Gu p. 412 figs. Pl 177, fig 8 |
| 1981 | Neospirifer ravana Jin and Sun figs. Pl 11, fig 1 |
| 2004 | Wadispirifer ravana Waterhouse |
| 2007 | Wadispirifer ravana Waterhouse and Chen p. 49 |
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†Wadispirifer ravana Diener 1897
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. B. Waterhouse 1966 | Large Neospirifer with low ventral umbo and moderately strong plicae that persist to the anterior margin. Sulcus deep and fold high. |