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Moris lompocana
Taxonomy
Sula lompocanus was named by Miller (1925). Its type specimen is UCMP 26544, a partial skeleton (skeletal impression), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.
It was recombined as Moris lompocana by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940), Miller and DeMay (1942); it was corrected as Sula lompocana by Lambrecht (1933), Howard (1972); it was recombined as Morus lompocana by Wetmore (1956), Howard (1958); it was recombined as Morus lompocanus by Howard (1968), Howard (1978).
It was recombined as Moris lompocana by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940), Miller and DeMay (1942); it was corrected as Sula lompocana by Lambrecht (1933), Howard (1972); it was recombined as Morus lompocana by Wetmore (1956), Howard (1958); it was recombined as Morus lompocanus by Howard (1968), Howard (1978).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1925 | Sula lompocanus Miller |
| 1930 | Moris lompocana Hay p. 291 |
| 1933 | Sula lompocana Lambrecht p. 285 |
| 1940 | Moris lompocana Wetmore p. 12 |
| 1942 | Moris lompocana Miller and DeMay p. 77 |
| 1956 | Morus lompocana Wetmore p. 15 |
| 1958 | Morus lompocana Howard p. 3 |
| 1968 | Morus lompocanus Howard p. 12 |
| 1972 | Sula lompocana Howard p. 7 |
| 1978 | Morus lompocanus Howard p. 16 |
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†Moris lompocana Miller 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available