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Meixianlingites capricornis
Taxonomy
Meixianlingites capricornis was named by Qin (1986). Its type specimen is Geological Bureau of Jiangxi Mei40 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meixianling, bed 3, Fengcheng County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in the Loping Formation of China. It is the type species of Meixianlingites.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1986 | Meixianlingites capricornis Qin p. 276 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-3; text-fig 1 |
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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.
†Meixianlingites capricornis Qin 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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shell height | 2 | 37.3 | 29.0 | 48.0 | 38.5 | 13.4 | |
shell diameter | 2 | 89.0 | 72.0 | 110.0 | 91.0 | 26.9 | |
shell inflation | 2 | 28.8 | 26.0 | 32.0 | 29.0 | 4.24 |
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References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wuchiapingian | China (Jiangxi) | Meixianlingites capricornis (type locality: 144027) |