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Opsiosoryctocephalus
Taxonomy
Opsiosoryctocephalus was named by Sundberg (1994) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1089]. Its type is Opsiosoryctocephalus ophis.
It was assigned to Oryctocephalinae by Sundberg (1994); to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Oryctocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Oryctocephalinae by Sundberg (1994); to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Oryctocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
O. ophis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Opsiosoryctocephalus Sundberg p. 31 |
| 2002 | Opsiosoryctocephalus Jell and Adrain pp. 414, 472 |
| 2002 | Opsiosoryctocephalus Sepkoski |
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G. †Opsiosoryctocephalus Sundberg 1994
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†Opsiosoryctocephalus ophis Sundberg 1994
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| F. A. Sundberg 1994 | Oryctocephalinae with subtrape- zoidal cranidium with glabella with medial sulcus, furrow pits connected with axial furrows and not connected with transglabellar furrow, and undu- lating axial furrows; posterior border furrow connecting with Fl furrows, occipital furrow con- necting with posterior border. Pygidium with moderately deep pleural and interpleural furrows, 5 pairs of spines. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||