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Rhacothyas spitzbergensis
Taxonomy
Anodontia spitzbergensis was named by Anderson (1970). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is West of trigonometric point 25, Hollendarbukta, which is in a Thanetian prodelta limestone in the Basilika Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
It was recombined as Rhacothyas spitzbergensis by Hryniewicz et al. (2019).
It was recombined as Rhacothyas spitzbergensis by Hryniewicz et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1970 | Anodontia spitzbergensis Anderson |
| 2019 | Rhacothyas spitzbergensis Hryniewicz et al. p. 115 figs. 11, 12 |
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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.
†Rhacothyas spitzbergensis Anderson 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||