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Helminthochiton griffithi
Taxonomy
Helminthochiton griffithi was named by Salter (1846) [Salter in M‘Coy 1846]. Its type specimen is NMING:F4522/A-B, a valve (mould & cast of dorsal surface), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Helminthochiton.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1846 | Helminthochiton griffithi Salter p. 71 figs. pl. 5, fig. 5a–e. |
| 2007 | Helminthochiton griffithi Sigwart pp. 28 - 31 fig. 2 |
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†Helminthochiton griffithi Salter 1846
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. Sigwart 2007 | Salter in M‘Coy (1846) described the species as ‘Linear-oblong, smooth, carinate; plates bent at a low angle, thin, deeply emarginated behind; no distinct lateral area; cephalic plate half oval, longer than wide, marked with four or five faint radiations, and a few lines of growth’. |
Measurements
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Collections
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