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Ameghinocythere archaios
Discussion
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Derivation of name. Gr. aqa archaios, from the beginning. With reference to the fact that this seems to be the oldest species of the genus.
Taxonomy
Ameghinocythere archaios was named by Ceolin et al. (2015). Its type specimen is LM-FCEN 3436, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 21, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Ameghinocythere archaios Ceolin et al. |
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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.
†Ameghinocythere archaios Ceolin et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. Ceolin et al. 2015 | An early species of Ameghinocythere with wellrounded anterior margin, quadrate to rectangular or rhomboidal cells as opposed to rounded in the reticulum, with pore conuli posteriorly. |
Measurements
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| References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004 | |||||