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Verticiplagia oregonensis

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Plagiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Verticiplagia oregonensis was named by Dumitrica (2004). Its type specimen is No. 74378 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Suplee-Izee area, OR-589D, which is in a Toarcian marine mudstone/limestone in the Snowshoe Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Verticiplagia oregonensis Dumitrica p. 211 figs. Pl. 8, fig. 3.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
classPolycystinea
RankNameAuthor
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPlagiacanthidaeHertwig 1879
subfamilyZamolxinaeDumitrica 1982
genusVerticiplagia
speciesoregonensis

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Verticiplagia oregonensis Dumitrica 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available