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Proliostracus contractus
Taxonomy
Proliostracus contractus was named by Fritz (1972). Its type specimen is GSC 27306, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73042, which is in a Cambrian marine shale in the Sekwi Formation of Canada.
Entered
by S. Mahmood (authorized by M. Hopkins) on 2014-05-12
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Proliostracus contractus Fritz p. 45 figs. Pl. 10, figs. 3,5 |
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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.
†Proliostracus contractus Fritz 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available