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Confusiscala juvenca
Taxonomy
Confusiscala juvenca was named by Saul and Popenoe (1993). Its type specimen is LACMIP 11543 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CIT loc. 1212, Little Cow Creek Valley, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Redding Formation of California.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Confusiscala juvenca Saul and Popenoe p. 360 figs. Figures 25, 26 |
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†Confusiscala juvenca Saul and Popenoe 1993
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993 | An Opalia-like epitoniid with 10 to 12 strong, shouldered axial ribs per whorl and a strong basal disk; whorls overlain with fine cancellate sculpture produced by fine spiral threads and growth lines. |