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Testajapyx thomasi
Taxonomy
Testajapyx thomasi was named by Kukalová-Peck (1987). Its type specimen is Testa No. 25, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, Pit 11 (Testa coll), which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Testajapyx.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1987 | Testajapyx thomasi Kukalová-Peck p. 2331 figs. 1-9 |
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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.
†Testajapyx thomasi Kukalová-Peck 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Testajapyx thomasi (112637 type locality: 127721) |