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Sophialepis
Taxonomy
Sophialepis was named by Märss et al. (2002).
It was assigned to Barlowodidae by Märss et al. (2002).
It was assigned to Barlowodidae by Märss et al. (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Sophialepis Märss et al. p. 114 |
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G. †Sophialepis Märss et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| T. Märss et al. 2002 | Scales very small (length 0.20–0.35 mm, width 0.15–0.25 mm); crown oval, waterdrop-like or triangular, smooth, mainly flat; lateral rims downstepped, terminating posteriorly at right angle to long axis of scale; thin anchor-like structure lying posteriorly beneath crown; pulp opening large to small, rounded, situated posteriorly in base; pulp canal short, narrow, rising into posterior part of crown; dentine tubules very fine, extending from pulp canal radially towards crown sides; “anchors” with few dentine tubules; base criss-crossed by relatively wide aspidine “pegs”. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 416.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Lochkovian | Canada (Nunavut) | S. ancorata (238861) |