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Glyptoleda flexuosa
Taxonomy
Glyptoleda flexuosa was named by Waterhouse (1964). Its type specimen is NZGS TM3511 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS6072, Letham Burn (D44/f9623), which is in a Capitanian marine horizon in the Mangarewa Formation of New Zealand.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Glyptoleda flexuosa Waterhouse p. 650 figs. Pl 98, figs 6-12 |
| 1989 | Glyptoleda flexuosa Dickins p. 68 figs. Pl 1, figs 8-14 |
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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.
†Glyptoleda flexuosa Waterhouse 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| valve height | 12 | 14.0 | 7.70 | 24.0 | 13.2 | 4.76 |
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| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Capitanian or 259.90000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitanian | New Zealand (Southland) | Glyptoleda flexuosa (41777 type locality: 41778 41788 41789) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Queensland) | Glyptoleda flexuosa (85054 107356) |