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Platyceras (Orthonychia) occidens
Taxonomy
Platyceras occidens was named by Walcott (1884). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Capulus occidens by Keyes (1890), Keyes (1894); it was recombined as Platyceras (Orthonychia) occidens by Yochelson and Saunders (1967).
It was recombined as Capulus occidens by Keyes (1890), Keyes (1894); it was recombined as Platyceras (Orthonychia) occidens by Yochelson and Saunders (1967).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1884 | Platyceras occidens Walcott p. 254 figs. pl. 24 f. 9, 9a |
| 1890 | Capulus occidens Keyes p. 9 |
| 1894 | Capulus occidens Keyes figs. pl. 53 f. 8a, b |
| 1967 | Platyceras (Orthonychia) occidens Yochelson and Saunders p. 172 |
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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.
†Platyceras (Orthonychia) occidens Walcott 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, c = class | |||||
| References: Ohern and Maynard 1913, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Meramecian or 343.00000 to 335.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Meramecian | USA (Nevada) | Platyceras occidens (59828) |