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Anthracosycon auriforme
Taxonomy
Anthracosycon auriforme was named by Finks (1960). Its type specimen is USNM 127621 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 6938, Black John Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Anthracosycon auriforme Finks p. 80 figs. Pl 21, figs 3-5 |
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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.
†Anthracosycon auriforme Finks 1960
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. M. Finks 1960 | Auriform, concave surface corresponding to top, and convex surface to side; oscules small and circular; surface canals on narrow edge; spicules not grouped in bundles. |
Measurements
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| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004 | |||||