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Ceratocephala laciniata
Taxonomy
Ceratocephala laciniata was named by Whittington and Evitt (1953). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 116502. Its type locality is Loc. 2. edge of quarry, just north of RR tracks ΒΌ mile west of Strasburg Junction, which is in an Ashbyan carbonate limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1953 | Ceratocephala laciniata Whittington and Evitt pp. 54-59 figs. pls. 6-9; txt f. 1, 13-16 |
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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.
†Ceratocephala laciniata Whittington and Evitt 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class | |||||
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009 |
Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Turinian | USA (Virginia) | Ceratocephala laciniata (73342) | |
Ashbyan | USA (Virginia) | Ceratocephala laciniata (type locality: 73341 73345) | |
Blackriveran | USA (Virginia) | Ceratocephala laciniata (73343) |