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Ariadnaria ainikta
Taxonomy
Ariadnaria ainikta was named by Saul and Squires (2008). Its type specimen is CASG 61794.00 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 1346A, Hulen Creek, upper beds, which is in an Albian/Cenomanian marine sandstone in California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Ariadnaria ainikta Saul and Squires p. 119 figs. Figures 3-4 |
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†Ariadnaria ainikta Saul and Squires 2008
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2008 | Medium-size Ariadnaria with sturdy shell, rounded whorls, strong sculpture with nine spiral cords widely spaced; collabral sculpture thickly foliate; umbilicus elliptical; inner lip broad, expanded anterior and pos- terior to umbilicus. |
Measurements
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| Source: superf = superfamily, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 105.30000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (California) | Ariadnaria ainikta (type locality: 83772) |