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Houseops canningensis
Taxonomy
Houseops canningensis was named by Feist et al. (2009). Its type specimen is WAM 07.266, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2009 | Houseops canningensis Feist et al. pp. 16 - 18 figs. 3m-z |
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†Houseops canningensis Feist et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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R. Feist et al. 2009 | Cephalon broad with wide posterior genae moderately sloping at genal angle; eye in high position, distant from posterior and anterolateral borders, anteriorly inclined; anterior genae flat, steeply inclined, without border furrow. Anterior border sharp-edged, ventral side of median border flat. Pygidium transverse with posteriorly pointed axis widely separated from border. |
Measurements
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Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class | |||||
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available