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Cerasina discoidalis
Taxonomy
Meifodia discoidalis was named by Jin et al. (1993). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC 80571, Attawapiskat River, which is in a Telychian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Attawapiskat Formation of Canada.
It was recombined as Cerasina discoidalis by Copper (1995).
It was recombined as Cerasina discoidalis by Copper (1995).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1993 | Meifodia discoidalis Jin et al. |
| 1995 | Cerasina discoidalis Copper p. 851 |
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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.
†Cerasina discoidalis Jin et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Telychian or 438.50000 to 433.40000 Ma
Collections (23 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telychian | Canada (Ontario) | Meifodia discoidalis (77263 77325 type locality: 77326 77327 77330 77335 77345) | |
| Telychian | Canada (Nunavut) | Meifodia discoidalis (77341 77342 163998 163999 164000 164001 164003 184875 184876 184877 184878 184885 184886 184889 184891 184894) |