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Monticulifera convexa
Taxonomy
Monticulifera convexa was named by Zeng et al. (1995). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mulongdong section, Maokou bed 4, Huaying Mountains, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1995 | Monticulifera convexa Zeng et al. p. 121 figs. Pl 10, fig 3 |
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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.
†Monticulifera convexa Zeng et al. 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 24.0 |
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wordian | China (Chongqing) | Monticulifera convexa (type locality: 131987) | |
| Capitanian | China (Sichuan) | Monticulifera convexa (153936) |