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Dyscritella leptosa
Taxonomy
Dyscritella leptosa was named by Ernst et al. (2006). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is La Kaftari, Esfahan, which is in a Capitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Jamal Formation of Iran.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Dyscritella leptosa Ernst et al. |
| 2013 | Dyscritella leptosa Ernst and Gorgij p. 292 figs. 10F-H |
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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.
†Dyscritella leptosa Ernst et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| zooid diameter | 20 | 0.130 |
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| References: Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Capitanian or 293.52000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Sakmarian | Iran | Dyscritella leptosa (144818) | |
| Capitanian | Iran | Dyscritella leptosa (type locality: 58096) |