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Sphenotus washingtonensis
Taxonomy
Sphenotus washingtonense was named by Girty (1910). Its type specimen is USNM 155899, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was corrected as Sphenotus washingtonensis by Pojeta (1969) and Hoare (1993).
It was corrected as Sphenotus washingtonensis by Pojeta (1969) and Hoare (1993).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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.
†Sphenotus washingtonensis Girty 1910
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Diagnosis
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R. D. Hoare 1993 | Sphenotus with subparallel dorsal and ventral margins; anterior margin sharply convex; posterior margin doubly truncate, ventral portion sloping anteriorly, dorsal portion sloping posteriorly; escutcheon appears to be present; distinct umbonal carina extends to posteroventral margin; second carina divides posterodorsal area; surface ornamented by fine growth lines, angulated as they cross carinae; internal features not observed. |