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Paranorites ambiensis
Taxonomy
Paranorites ambiensis was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Amb, Stachella beds, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian coastal sandstone in the Ceratites Sandstone Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Paranorites.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1895 | Paranorites ambiensis Waagen p. 158 figs. Pl 22, figs 1a-d |
1934 | Paranorites ambiensis Spath |
2012 | Paranorites ambiensis Brühwiler and Bucher p. 64 figs. 42A, 46A-I, 47A-J, 48A-F |
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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.
†Paranorites ambiensis Waagen 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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shell height | 1 | 45.0 | |||||
shell diameter | 1 | 102.0 | |||||
shell inflation | 1 | 27.0 |
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References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Smithian | China (Xizang) | Paranorites ambiensis (226380) | |
Smithian | Pakistan | Paranorites ambiensis (139083 139141 type locality: 143629) | |
Olenekian | Pakistan | Paranorites ambiensis (215027) |