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Gyrosphaera raneatela
Taxonomy
Gyrosphaera raneatela was named by Noble and Maletz (2000). Its type specimen is UCMP 39924, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Gyrosphaera.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Gyrosphaera raneatela Noble and Maletz p. 267 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1-3 |
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†Gyrosphaera raneatela Noble and Maletz 2000
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| P. J. Noble and J. Maletz 2000 | Large subspherical shell composed of a loose laby- rinthine mesh that forms three to four spiraliform layers. Eight to eleven thin primary spines per hemisphere, with average length approximately one third shell diameter |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 1999 | |||||
Age range: Llandovery or 443.10000 to 432.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Llandovery | Sweden | Gyrosphaera raneatela (90958) |