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Cetopirus polysyrinx
Taxonomy
Cetopirus polysyrinx was named by Collareta et al. (2022) [LACMIP Type 14915]. Its type specimen is LACMIP 1210.158, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Union Oil 76 Refinery Number 2, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in the Palos Verdes Sand Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2022 | Cetopirus polysyrinx Collareta et al. figs. Figs. 204 |
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†Cetopirus polysyrinx Collareta et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. Collareta et al. 2022 | A Cetopirus species in which the secondary T-shaped flanges that comprise the primary outer lamina are internally multitubiferous, being perforated by a high number of irregularly-sized and irregularly-spaced tubules that provide them with a spongy aspect in transverse section. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | Cetopirus polysyrinx (227922 227923) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (California) | Cetopirus polysyrinx (type locality: 20645) |