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Taxonomy
Avicula contorta was named by Portlock (1843). It is the type species of Rhaetavicula.
It was recombined as Rhaetavicula contorta by Cox (1961) and Macfadyen (1970).
It was recombined as Rhaetavicula contorta by Cox (1961) and Macfadyen (1970).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1843 | Avicula contorta Portlock |
| 1851 | Avicula inaequiradiata Schafhautl |
| 1856 | Gervillia striocurva Quenstedt |
| 1865 | Avicula contorta Stoppani |
| 1865 | Avicula inaequiradiata Stoppani |
| 1876 | Avicula contorta Henry p. 424 figs. Pl 4, figs 19,20 |
| 1961 | Rhaetavicula contorta Cox |
| 1970 | Rhaetavicula contorta Macfadyen p. 207 |
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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.
†Rhaetavicula contorta Portlock 1843
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Invalid names: Avicula inaequiradiata Schafhautl 1851 [synonym], Gervillia striocurva Quenstedt 1856 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 208.50000 to 201.40000 Ma
Collections (111 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Triassic | France | Avicula contorta (79579) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | Myanmar (Shan) | Rhaetavicula contorta (44823) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | Laos | Rhaetavicula contorta (44796) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany | Avicula inaequiradiata (173603) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom | Rhaetavicula contorta (78450 78457 78460 78464 78468 78470 78472 78477 78479) | |
| Rhaetian | Hungary (Veszprém) | Rhaetavicula contorta (200771) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom (Yorkshire) | Rhaetavicula contorta (219457 219458) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Champagne-Ardennes) | Avicula contorta (139922) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | Avicula contorta (96616) Rhaetavicula contorta (120897 163306 163317 163319) | |
| Rhaetian | Italy (Lombardy) | Avicula contorta (38129) Avicula contorta, Avicula inaequiradiata (38083) | |
| Rhaetian | Switzerland | Rhaetavicula contorta (172800) | |
| Rhaetian | Italy (Trento) | Avicula contorta (232118 232119) | |
| Rhaetian | Austria (Gmunden) | Rhaetavicula contorta (234040) | |
| Rhaetian | Austria | Rhaetavicula contorta (27933 27934 27937 27938 27953 27967 27976 27978 27981 27982 27983 27988 27990 28095 28096 28504 28505 28507 28508 28509 28580 28582 28583 28586 28587 28588 28590 28591 28592 28603 28604 28796 28803 28809 28810 28811 28824 28826 28828 28830 61000 61001 61002 61009 61010 61011 61018 61021 61132 61137 115312 115313 115314 115315 115324 115327 115331 115332 115333 115334 115335 115357 115358 115359 115360) | |
| Rhaetian | Netherlands | Rhaetavicula contorta (137658 137660) | |
| Rhaetian | Iran | Rhaetavicula contorta (48968) | |
| Rhaetian | Spain | Rhaetavicula contorta (142083) | |
| Rhaetian | Slovakia | Rhaetavicula contorta (49455 100046) | |
| Rhaetian | Italy | Avicula contorta (204921 204950 204952) Rhaetavicula contorta (38167 38168) | |
| Rhaetian | France | Rhaetavicula contorta (39361 39362 39363 39364 39365 39366 39367) |