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Amecystis woodi
Taxonomy
Amecystis woodi was named by Broadhead and Strimple (1975) [= 1921. Amecystis sp. Ulrich and Kirk, p. 148.
= 1970. Amecystis laevis (Raymond), Parsley, pp. 192- 194, pl. 29, fig. 4.]. Its type specimen is USNM 93446 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Minneapolis, Decorah Shales, which is in a Rocklandian marine shale in the Decorah Formation of Minnesota.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1975 | Amecystis woodi Broadhead and Strimple pp. 318 - 319 fig. 3 |
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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.
†Amecystis woodi Broadhead and Strimple 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Blackriveran | USA (Illinois, Iowa) | Amecystis woodi (23449) | |
| Blackriveran - Rocklandian | USA (Illinois, Iowa) | Amecystis woodi (23454) | |
| Kirkfieldian | USA (Illinois, Iowa) | Amecystis woodi (23460 23465) | |
| Rocklandian | USA (Minnesota) | Amecystis woodi (type locality: 195584) | |
| Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian | USA (Illinois, Iowa) | Amecystis woodi (23457) | |
| Rocklandian - Shermanian | USA (Minnesota) | Amecystis woodi (23402) |