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Isculites meeki
Taxonomy
Ptychites meeki was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Star Canyon, West Humboldt Range, which is in an Aegean carbonate limestone in Nevada. It is the type species of Alloptychites.
It was recombined as Alloptychites meeki by Spath (1951); it was recombined as Isculites meeki by Silberling and Nichols (1982).
It was recombined as Alloptychites meeki by Spath (1951); it was recombined as Isculites meeki by Silberling and Nichols (1982).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1905 | Ptychites meeki Hyatt and Smith p. 87 figs. Pl 25, figs 6-12 |
| 1914 | Ptychites meeki Smith p. 47 figs. Pl 6, figs 6-12 |
| 1951 | Alloptychites meeki Spath p. 151 |
| 1982 | Isculites meeki Silberling and Nichols p. 42 figs. Pl 28, figs 10-18; pl 29, figs 10-13; text-fig 25 |
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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.
†Isculites meeki Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available