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Gymnites perplanus
Taxonomy
Arcestes perplanus was named by Meek (1877). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Buena Vista Canon, West Humboldt Range, which is in a Bithynian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in Nevada.
It was recombined as Gymnites perplanus by Smith (1914), Silberling and Nichols (1982) and Tozer (1994).
It was recombined as Gymnites perplanus by Smith (1914), Silberling and Nichols (1982) and Tozer (1994).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1877 | Arcestes perplanus Meek p. 120 figs. Pl 1, figs 7,7a |
1914 | Gymnites perplanus Smith p. 54 figs. Pl 15, figs 7,7a |
1982 | Gymnites perplanus Silberling and Nichols p. 40 figs. Pl 30, figs 11-16; text-fig 21 |
1994 | Gymnites perplanus Tozer p. 128 figs. Pl 48, figs 8a,b; text-fig 35f |
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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.
†Gymnites perplanus Meek 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available