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Taxonomy
Isotelus spurius was named by Phleger (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barrel Spring Canyon, which is in a Caradoc shallow subtidal shale in the Barrel Spring Formation of California.
It was recombined as Anataphrus spurius by Amati (2014).
It was recombined as Anataphrus spurius by Amati (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1933 | Isotelus spurius Phleger, Jr. p. 20 figs. Plate I, Fig. 7 |
| 1970 | Isotelus spurius Ross p. 78 figs. Plate 13, figures 3, 5, 7, 10 |
| 2014 | Anataphrus spurius Amati p. 33 |
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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.
†Anataphrus spurius Phleger, Jr. 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Mohawkian or 471.30000 to 451.00000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Ordovician | USA (California) | Isotelus spurius (196180 196181 205396) | |
| Whiterockian | USA (Nevada) | Isotelus spurius (104329) | |
| Whiterockian | USA (California) | Isotelus spurius (104325) | |
| Caradoc | USA (California) | Isotelus spurius (77182 type locality: 205651) | |
| Mohawkian | USA (Nevada) | Anataphrus spurius (105569) Isotelus spurius (104499) |