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Levizygopleura charma
Taxonomy
Microptychis charma was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127657, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Matan M40, Heshan, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.
It was recombined as Levizygopleura charma by Mazaev (2015).
It was recombined as Levizygopleura charma by Mazaev (2015).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Microptychis charma Pan and Erwin p. 27 figs. 13.3 - 13.4 |
| 2015 | Levizygopleura charma Mazaev p. 967 |
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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.
†Levizygopleura charma Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 2.15 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | China (Guangxi) | Microptychis charma (type locality: 56895) |