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Ramuspiculum trifurcatum
Taxonomy
Ramuspiculum trifurcatum was named by Won and Iams (2002). Its type specimen is GSC-121942, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Ramuspiculum trifurcatum Won and Iams p. 29 figs. figs. 4.8-4.10 |
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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.
†Ramuspiculum trifurcatum Won and Iams 2002
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M.-Z. Won and W. J. Iams 2002 | A point-centered spicular skeleton with six rays, some rays with spinules and the other rays without spinules; each ray trifurcated at its tip. The furcated branches refurcated one to two times. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 1999 | |||||
Age range: Trempealeauan or 490.20000 to 486.85000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Trempealeauan | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | Ramuspiculum trifurcatum (90971) |