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Sphenotus cataractes
Taxonomy
Sphenotus cataractes was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17184 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Main waterfall, 1.75 miles NNE of Warcha Mandi, Salt Range, which is in a Capitanian marine shale in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1944 | Sphenotus cataractes Reed p. 300 figs. Pl 53, fig 13 |
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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.
†Sphenotus cataractes Reed 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| valve height | 1 | 11.0 |
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | Pakistan | Sphenotus cataractes (type locality: 125929) |