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Katastrophomena mackenzii
Taxonomy
Katastrophomena mackenzii was named by Jin and Harper (2024) [= 1977 Katastrophomena sp Lenz p. 1538, pl. 7, figs. 1–6.
= 1997 Katastrophomena cf. K. woodlandensis; Jin and Chatterton, p. 28, pl. 18, figs. 7–13.]. Its type specimen is GSC 131868 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is S-2. Uppermost stream of Redstone River. Mackenzie Mountains, which is in a Hirnantian carbonate limestone in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Katastrophomena mackenzii Jin and Harper figs. 9, 10.12–10.15 |
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†Katastrophomena mackenzii Jin and Harper 2024
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Jin and D. A. T. Harper 2024 | Shell relatively small for genus, weakly biconvex, with rectimarginate anterior commissure; costae coarse, uneven, commonly sinuous, and crooked, strongly fascicostellate. Internal structures same as in type species. |