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Katroma inflata
Original description: Cephalis small, dome shaped, with long, well-developed horn. Horn circular in cross-section. Thorax and abdomen trapezoidal in outline. Caphalls, thorax, and abdomen closely spaced. Final post-abdominal chamber inflated and terminating in narrow, tubular extension. Test comprised predominantly of pentagonal and hexagonal pore frames. Pore frames small on earlier chamber, large on post-abdominal chambers. All pore frames with thin rims and sides. First post-abdominal chamber lacking circumferential spines and having small nodes at vertices (pl. 10, fig. 22).
Etymology: Inflatus-a-um (Latin, adj.) inflated.
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1987 | Katroma inflata Yeh p. 81 figs. Pl. 10, figs. 12-13, 22 |
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| Source: p = phylum | |||||
| Reference: Kiessling 1999 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Toarcian or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian | Oman | Katroma inflata (125296) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | USA (Oregon) | Katroma inflata (type locality: 124331) |