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Taphrorthis peculiaris
Taxonomy
Taphrorthis peculiaris was named by Cooper (1956).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Taphrorthis peculiaris Cooper |
| 1962 | Taphrorthis peculiaris Williams p. 102 figs. P1. VIII, figs. 20-25 |
| 2014 | Taphrorthis peculiaris Candela and Harper pp. Supplement 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.
†Taphrorthis peculiaris Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. Williams 1962 | Subrectangular, unequally biconvex Taphrorthis with a persistent dorsal median sulcus and an emarginate anterior margin, brachial valve over two-thirds as long as wide; shell ornamented by finely developed, narrowly rounded costellae averaging 13 per 5 mm. antero-medianly; ventral musclescar subcordate, over one-quarter as long as the pedicle valve, vascula media closely set and initially slightly convergent. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chazyan | USA (Alabama) | Taphrorthis peculiaris (162364) | |
| Llandeilo | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Taphrorthis peculiaris (164931 164937 164941) | |
| Costonian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Taphrorthis peculiaris (76076) | |
| Ashbyan | USA (Virginia) | Taphrorthis peculiaris (164296) |