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Christitys delta
Taxonomy
Christitys delta was named by Popenoe and Saul (1987). Its type specimen is UCLA 39455, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 4209, Clover Creek, which is in a Coniacian marine horizon in the Redding Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Christitys delta Popenoe and Saul pp. 28 - 29 figs. Figures 8, 165 - 168 |
| 1988 | Christitys delta Saul p. 16 figs. Figures 92, 93 |
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†Christitys delta Popenoe and Saul 1987
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. P. Popenoe and L. R. Saul 1987 | Compactly turriculate Christitys which have a sharply angulate periphery. |