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Taxonomy
Borthaspidella gaspensis was named by Rasetti (1954) [Paratypes: USNM 123464, MCZ 5132.]. Its type specimen is USNM 123463, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cap-des-Rosiers, Gaspe, which is in a Trempealeauan/Gasconadian carbonate grainstone/shale in the Anse du Crapaud Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Borthaspidella.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1954 | Borthaspidella gaspensis Rasetti p. 587 figs. Pl. 60, fig. 9 |
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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.
†Borthaspidella gaspensis Rasetti 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tremadocian to the top of the Gasconadian or 485.40000 to 477.70000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Trempealeauan - Gasconadian | Canada (Quebec) | Borthaspidella gaspensis (type locality: 105866) | |
| Tremadocian | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | Borthaspidella gaspensis (105863) |