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Morosa
Taxonomy
Morosa was named by Palmer (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-u Cm Fran-l Sepkoski's reference number: 489,887]. It is not extant. Its type is Morosa longispina.
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterocephaliidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterocephaliidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Morosa Palmer p. 98 |
| 2002 | Morosa Jell and Adrain p. 408 |
| 2002 | Morosa Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Morosa Palmer 1960
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†Morosa bothra Stitt 1971
†Morosa brevispina Palmer 1965
†Morosa extensa Palmer 1965
†Morosa longispina Palmer 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Steptoean or 497.00000 to 493.50000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steptoean | USA (Nevada) | M. definita (110446) M. extensa (111325 122138) M. longispina (75270 75271) | |
| Dresbachian | USA (California) | M. brevispina (226676) | |
| Dresbachian | USA (Nevada) | M. brevispina (75437) M. sp. (240) | |
| Furongian | USA (California) | M. brevispina (226278 226284) | |
| Furongian | USA (Arkansas) | M. bothra (229131) |