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Adocus kohaku
Discussion
Etymology. Named after Japanese name of amber as this fossil was associated with numerous ambers.
Taxonomy
Adocus kohaku was named by Hirayama et al. (2021). Its type specimen is KAM 01, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuji Amber Museum bonebed, which is in a Turonian fluvial siltstone/sandstone in the Tamagawa Formation of Japan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2021 | Adocus kohaku Hirayama et al. |
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†Adocus kohaku Hirayama et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Hirayama et al. 2021 | Adocus with cervical scute completely lost; fifth to tenth marginal scutes medially enlarged, overlying at least distal half of second to seventh costal plates; three pairs of inframarginals. |