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Decoroproetus papyraceus
Taxonomy
Proetus papyraceus was named by Törnquist (1884). Its type specimen is LO 597 T, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Fjäcka, Fjäcka Formation, which is in a Vormsi marine shale in the Fjäcka Formation of Sweden.
It was recombined as Decoroproetus papyraceus by Owens (1973).
It was recombined as Decoroproetus papyraceus by Owens (1973).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1884 | Proetus papyraceus Törnquist p. 48 figs. pl. 2 f. 4-6 |
1973 | Decoroproetus papyraceus Owens pp. 149-153 figs. 8.C-H, J, L-M |
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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.
†Decoroproetus papyraceus Törnquist 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Collections (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Caradoc | Sweden (Saljan) | Proetus papyraceus (77102) | |
Vormsi | Sweden (Dalarne) | Decoroproetus papyraceus (73458 73459) Proetus papyraceus (type locality: 73457) | |
Rawtheyan | United Kingdom (Wales) | Decoroproetus papyraceus (8368) |