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Vandaites suttonensis
Taxonomy
Choristoceras suttonensis was named by Clapp and Shimer (1911). Its type specimen is GSC 7813 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC 13703, Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, which is in a Rhaetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Sutton Formation of Canada.
It was corrected as Choristoceras suttonense by Smith (1927) and Tozer (1979); it was recombined as Vandaites suttonensis by Tozer (1994).
It was corrected as Choristoceras suttonense by Smith (1927) and Tozer (1979); it was recombined as Vandaites suttonensis by Tozer (1994).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1911 | Choristoceras suttonensis Clapp and Shimer p. 434 figs. Pl 40, figs 4, 6 |
| 1927 | Choristoceras suttonense Smith p. 98 figs. Pl 105, figs 5,6 |
| 1979 | Choristoceras suttonense Tozer p. 134 figs. Pl 16.1, figs 1-3; text-fig 16.1K |
| 1994 | Vandaites suttonensis Tozer p. 267 figs. Pl 147, figs 13-18; text-fig 120k-m |
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†Vandaites suttonensis Clapp and Shimer 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available