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Plicatus scalaris
Taxonomy
Plicatus scalaris was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 127704. Its type locality is Shizishan, ADL703, Luogu Lake, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Changhsing Formation of China. It is the type species of Plicatus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Plicatus scalaris Pan and Erwin p. 38 figs. f. 19.3-7 |
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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.
†Plicatus scalaris Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 0.700 |
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | China (Yunnan) | Plicatus scalaris (type locality: 56943) |