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Trochocyathus chevalieri
Taxonomy
Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) chevalieri was named by Cairns and Wells (1987). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMB Loc. 15836 - Rio Gurabo [Gurabo Fm], which is in a Messinian coastal siliciclastic in the Rio Gurabo Formation of the Dominican Republic.
It was recombined as Trochocyathus chevalieri by Kiessling (2014).
It was recombined as Trochocyathus chevalieri by Kiessling (2014).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1987 | Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) chevalieri Cairns and Wells |
| 2014 | Trochocyathus chevalieri Kiessling |
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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.
†Trochocyathus chevalieri Cairns and Wells 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Piacenzian or 7.24600 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messinian | Dominican Republic | Trochocyathus chevalieri (type locality: 93606 93648 93652 93712) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Dominican Republic | Trochocyathus chevalieri (75036 89542 89563) | |
| Zanclean | Dominican Republic | Trochocyathus chevalieri (80084 175590) | |
| Piacenzian | Panama (Bocas) | Trochocyathus chevalieri (79794) |