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Purella squamulosa
Taxonomy
Purella squamulosa was named by Qian and Bengtson (1989). Its type locality is Bed 10, Sample Xx, 159a, Xianfeng Phosphorite Quarry, 23 km west of Xianfeng, which is in a Meishucunian/Tommotian carbonate phosphorite/phosphorite in the Dengying Formation of China.
It was synonymized subjectively with Purella arcana by Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010).
It was synonymized subjectively with Purella arcana by Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1989 | Purella squamulosa Qian and Bengtson |
| 2023 | Purella squamulosa Wagner p. 5729 |
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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.
†Purella squamulosa Qian and Bengtson 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Nemakit-Daldynian or 530.70000 to 525.50000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Shaanxi) | Purella squamulosa (86566) | |
| Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Sichuan) | Purella squamulosa (86618) | |
| Meishucunian - Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Yunnan) | Purella squamulosa (49681) | |
| Meishucunian | China (Yunnan) | Purella squamulosa (201517 201518 201519) | |
| Meishucunian - Tommotian | China (Yunnan) | Purella squamulosa (type locality: 50504) |