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Forteyops sexapugia
Taxonomy
Kawina sexapugia was named by Ross (1951) [Paratypes: YPM 18290-5]. Its type specimen is YPM 18289, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 13, Round Hill, Zone "J", which is in a Blackhillsian shallow subtidal limestone/chert in the Garden City Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Forteyops.
It was recombined as Forteyops sexapugia by Pribyl et al. (1985).
It was recombined as Forteyops sexapugia by Pribyl et al. (1985).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1951 | Kawina sexapugia Ross p. 127 figs. Pl. 35, figs. 6, 11, 12 |
| 1985 | Forteyops sexapugia Pribyl et al. |
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†Forteyops sexapugia Ross 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available