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Maurocarpilius
Taxonomy
Maurocarpilius was named by Ossó et al. (2020). Its type is Maurocarpilius binodosus.
It was assigned to Carpiliidae by Ossó et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Carpiliidae by Ossó et al. (2020).
Species
M. binodosus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Maurocarpilius Ossó et al. p. 50 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. Ossó et al. 2020 | Carapace transversely ovate, wider than long, L/W ratio about 0.72, smooth. Vaulted in both senses, mainly anteriorly. Maximum width at half-length of carapace. Front slightly subtriangular, bilobed, strongly downturned. Orbits small, rounded, supraorbital margin entire, slightly rimmed. Anterolateral margin strongly convex, acute, bearing two small nodes, one at half-length level and a second at the angle with the posterolateral margin. Posterolateral margin concave, entire, acute in anterior half, starting about 60° respect to the axis. Posterior margin slightly convex. Regions not defined. Branchiocardiac grooves defined by muscle scars. Gastric pits visible. Ventral fea- tures and appendages no preserved. |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997 | |||||