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Pseudozygopleura micra
Taxonomy
Pseudozygopleura micra was named by Pan and Erwin (2002) [Most closely related to genotype, P. semicostatum (Meek 1872)]. Its type specimen is USNM 127668, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Shizishan, ADL703, Luogu Lake, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Changhsing Formation of China.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Pseudozygopleura micra Pan and Erwin pp. 27 - 29 figs. 14.9 - 14.14 |
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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.
†Pseudozygopleura micra Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 1.16 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | China (Yunnan) | Pseudozygopleura micra (type locality: 56943) |