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Dorsetensia arabica
Taxonomy
Dorsetensia arabica was named by Arkell (1952). Its type specimen is SM F10706, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 46, Khashm Dhibi area (Aramco S-1201), which is in a Bajocian carbonate limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1952 | Dorsetensia arabica Arkell p. 269 figs. Pl 19, figs 3-12 |
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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.
†Dorsetensia arabica Arkell 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 |
Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Bajocian | Saudi Arabia | Dorsetensia arabica (184541 type locality: 184563 184564) |