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Kalloprion kilmisteri
Discussion
Named in honor of Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead, for musical inspiration during the course of this study.
Taxonomy
Kalloprion kilmisteri was named by Eriksson (2006). Its type specimen is LO 9666, a mandible (left MI), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lusklint, G89-716LJ, which is in a Telychian slope lime mudstone in the Lower Visby Formation of Sweden.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Kalloprion kilmisteri Eriksson p. 100 figs. Figs. 1R–U, 1W, 1Y–Z, and possibly 1V, 1X |
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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.
†Kalloprion kilmisteri Eriksson 2006
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. E. Eriksson 2006 | A Kalloprion species with sturdy, chubby MI and relatively big and rounded denticles, particularly anteriorly; dentary in anterior 1/4 of jaw slightly paucidentate. |
Measurements
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