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Feistops
Taxonomy
Feistops was named by Crônier et al. (2021). Its type is Feistops mongoliensis.
It was assigned to Phacopinae by Crônier et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Phacopinae by Crônier et al. (2021).
Species
F. mongoliensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Feistops Crônier et al. |
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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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| C. Crônier et al. 2021 | Glabella lowered with a narrow base, subangular anterolateral angles, and deep axial furrows; S2 and S3 absent; wide and inflated median portion of L1 relative to its total width; wide L0 with no defined lateral lobes; reniform visual complex with 15–16 vertical lens files and maximum five or six lenses per file; postocular genal field length equals length of posterior border; subocular librigenal field narrow at the front of the eye, becoming larger and concave backwards; no marginulation. Pygidium rather wide with a narrow pygidial axis, composed of 6–7clear rings plus terminal piece; pygidial pleural field with 5–6 well-defined ribs; deep pleural furrows; indistinct interpleural furrow. Tubercles on cephalon. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Famennian or 372.15000 to 368.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Famennian | Mongolia (Altai Mongolia) | F. mongoliensis (234669) F. sp. A, F. khovdensis (217265) |