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Owenites simplex
Taxonomy
Owenites simplex was named by Welter (1922). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bahati, dark red limestone blocks, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in Indonesia.
It was recombined as Parowenites simplex by Spath (1934).
It was recombined as Parowenites simplex by Spath (1934).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1922 | Owenites simplex Welter |
| 1934 | Parowenites simplex Spath |
| 1959 | Owenites kwangsiensis Chao |
| 1959 | Owenites plicatus Chao |
| 1968 | Owenites simplex Kummel p. 2 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-9 |
| 2008 | Owenites simplex Brayard and Bucher p. 69 figs. Pl 35, figs 20-22 |
| 2010 | Owenites simplex Brühwiler et al. p. 428 figs. 15.10-15.12 |
| 2012 | Owenites simplex Brühwiler and Bucher p. 46 figs. Pl 24, figs 10-14 |
| 2023 | Owenites simplex Dai et al. fig. 14H |
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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.
†Owenites simplex Welter 1922
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Invalid names: Owenites kwangsiensis Chao 1959 [synonym], Owenites plicatus Chao 1959 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 34 | 8.07 | 3.30 | 16.4 | 8.40 | 3.20 | |
| shell diameter | 34 | 19.1 | 7.30 | 39.8 | 20.9 | 7.95 | |
| shell inflation | 34 | 5.24 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1.15 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithian | Oman | Owenites simplex (127401) | |
| Smithian | India (Himachal Pradesh) | Owenites simplex (139629 139633 139669) | |
| Smithian | China (Guangxi) | Owenites plicatus (44002 44012) Owenites simplex (97158 97195) | |
| Smithian | Indonesia (Timor) | Owenites simplex (205630 205633 205640 205642 205643) | |
| Smithian | China (Xizang) | Owenites simplex (97334 97358 229715 229751 229753 229754) | |
| Smithian | Indonesia | Owenites simplex (type locality: 94916) |