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Grosmorneus
Taxonomy
Grosmorneus was named by Won and Iams (2002).
It was assigned to Radiolaria by Won and Iams (2002); and to Echidninidae by Noble et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Radiolaria by Won and Iams (2002); and to Echidninidae by Noble et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Grosmorneus Won and Iams p. 31 |
| 2017 | Grosmorneus Noble et al. p. 433 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M.-Z. Won and W. J. Iams 2002 | A skeleton consisting of a six-rayed median barcentered spicule and spinules. Proximally positioned, robust, radially distributed first-order spinules on each of the six rays. Other
spinules developed radially at several positions or haphazardly along the rays; maximum fifth-order spinules present; may or may not form a spherical shell. |
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) | G. sp. A., G. globosus (90971) |