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Taxonomy
Ricania fulgens was named by Brodie (1845). It is an impression. Its type locality is Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck, which is in a Berriasian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Ricaniites.
It was recombined as Ricaniites fulgens by Handlirsch (1906), Szwedo et al. (2004).
It was recombined as Ricaniites fulgens by Handlirsch (1906), Szwedo et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1845 | Ricania fulgens Brodie pp. 33, 120 figs. Pl 4, fig 12 |
| 1906 | Ricaniites fulgens Handlirsch p. 640 figs. Pl LI fig 30 |
| 2004 | Ricaniites fulgens Szwedo et al. p. 127 |
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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.
†Ricaniites fulgens Brodie 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Middle Berriasian or 141.00000 to 139.10000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Ricania fulgens (type locality: 104008) |