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Coleoloides inyoensis

Taxonomy
Coleoloides inyoensis was named by Signor and Mount (1987). Its type specimen is UCMP 37984, a shell (tube), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. M-7281, Mount Dunfee locality, which is in an Ediacaran marine limestone in the Deep Spring Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Coleoloides inyoensis Signor and Mount p. 429 figs. Figure 5.3, 5.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
RankNameAuthor
genusColeoloides
speciesinyoensis

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Coleoloides inyoensis Signor and Mount 1987
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. W. Signor and J. F. Mount 1987Small calcitic tubes with deeply incised spiral grooves. Grooves are spaced irregularly and appear to cross axis of tube at approximately 30 degree angles.