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Cytheropteron hyperdictyon
Discussion
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Derivation of name. Gr. peq beyond, above; plus kjsm net. With reference to the very great strength and intensity of the reticulation of this species.
Taxonomy
Cytheropteron hyperdictyon was named by Ceolin et al. (2015). Its type specimen is LM-FCEN 3282, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 29, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Cytheropteron hyperdictyon Ceolin et al. |
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†Cytheropteron hyperdictyon Ceolin et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. Ceolin et al. 2015 | A strongly, but not extendedly, alate species of Cytheropteron, carapace subovate with a very strong reticulation that ranges in size from small circular anteriorly to much larger centrally. Sagittate in dorsal view. |
Measurements
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| References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004 | |||||