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Gomphocythere payunensis
Taxonomy
Gomphocythere payunensis was named by Uliana and Musacchio (1978). Its type specimen is MLP-Mi 414/1, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Gomphocythere payunensis Uliana and Musacchio p. 124 figs. 25-29 |
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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.
†Gomphocythere payunensis Uliana and Musacchio 1978
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. A. Uliana and E. A. Musacchio 1978 | Carapace contour in lateral view elliptical, with rectilinear ventral edge, dorsal edge parallel to the ventral edge which remains widely rounded towards the frontal area and widely rounded or slightly truncated towards the dorsal-posterior area. Reticulated external surface.
Shape of the female triangular in outline in dorsal view, subacuminate forward rounded posteriorly until truncated or weakly depressed at the contact between the valves. Male form laterally flattened, with subacuminate ends. Height a little smaller and length slightly greater than that of the female form. |
Measurements
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| References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available