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Calclyra spinata
Taxonomy
Calclyra spinata was named by Wernlund (1977). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is holotype TTU-N09/79, paratypes TTU-N09/80-84 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pine Springs area, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian basinal (carbonate) floatstone in the Bell Canyon Formation of Texas.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Calclyra spinata Wernlund pp. 63-64 figs. PI. 2 figs. 26-31 |
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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.
†Calclyra spinata Wernlund 1977
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. J. Wernlund 1977 | Sclerite in the form of a lyre, nearly flat, small, thin; neck moderately short, inflated end; central shaft moderately long, upper portion of shaft short and thin, the lower portion of shaft long and gradually expanding toward arms downward; arms sloping steeply downward from junction with neck, lower portion of arms extend toward or away from central shaft or extend parallel to shaft; lower periphery wide, marked with odd numbered spines; central spine much longer, secondary spines smaller and paired. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | USA (Texas) | Calclyra spinata (type locality: 99860) |