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Pseudocymia aurora
Taxonomy
Pseudocymia aurora was named by Popenoe and Saul (1987). Its type specimen is UCLA 59586, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CIT loc. 1212, Little Cow Creek Valley, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Redding Formation of California. It is the type species of Pseudocymia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Pseudocymia aurora Popenoe and Saul p. 22 figs. Figures 104 - 108 |
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†Pseudocymia aurora Popenoe and Saul 1987
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| W. P. Popenoe and L. R. Saul 1987 | Thick-shelled Pseudocymia with a broad apical angle and an outer lip that is considerably thickened and internally strongly !irate. |
Measurements
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Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Turonian | USA (California) | Pseudocymia aurora (type locality: 215288) | |
| Turonian | USA (California) | Pseudocymia aurora (215310) |