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Scaphelasma scutula
Taxonomy
Scaphelasma scutula was named by Popov et al. (1994). Its type specimen is Br1653, a shell (complete shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Viljandi core - Sample 21, which is in a Pirgu carbonate limestone in the Jonstorp Formation of Estonia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1994 | Scaphelasma scutula Popov et al. pp. 644 - 646 figs. Plate 5, figures 5-10; Plate 6, figures 1-4; Text-figure 5 |
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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.
†Scaphelasma scutula Popov et al. 1994
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. Popov et al. 1994 | Ventral interior with apical process forming a rod-like projection directly anterior of pedicle opening. |
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Eastonian | Australia (New South Wales) | Scaphelasma scutula (64570 64573 64581) | |
| Vormsi | Estonia | Scaphelasma scutula (173697 173702) | |
| Pirgu | Estonia | Scaphelasma scutula (173703 173704 173705 173707 173708 type locality: 173709 173710 173711) |