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Comarocystites
Taxonomy
Comarocystites was named by Billings (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 706].
It was assigned to Comarocystitidae by Parsley and Mintz (1975); and to Comarocystitida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Comarocystitidae by Parsley and Mintz (1975); and to Comarocystitida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Comarocystites Billings pp. 268-270 |
| 1975 | Comarocystites Parsley and Mintz p. 28 |
| 2002 | Comarocystites Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Comarocystites Billings 1854
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†Comarocystites punctatus Billings 1854
†Comarocystites tribrachius Parsley and Mintz 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Chatfieldian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Gisbornian - Eastonian | Australia (Tasmania) | C. sp. (2685) | |
| Turinian | Canada (Quebec) | C. punctatus (185347 185348 185350 195625) | |
| Chatfieldian | Canada (Quebec) | C. punctatus (185477) | |
| Chatfieldian | USA (Kentucky) | C. tribrachius (197153) | |
| Chatfieldian | Canada (Ontario) | C. punctatus (197156) |