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Cartorhium mexicanum
Taxonomy
Spirifer mexicanus was named by Shumard (1858). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White limestone of the Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.
It was recombined as Spiriferella mexicana by Termier et al. (1974); it was recombined as Cartorhium mexicanum by Cooper and Grant (1976).
It was recombined as Spiriferella mexicana by Termier et al. (1974); it was recombined as Cartorhium mexicanum by Cooper and Grant (1976).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Spirifer mexicanus Shumard p. 292 |
| 1859 | Spirifer mexicanus Shumard p. 390 figs. Pl 11, figs 4a,b |
| 1974 | Spiriferella mexicana Termier et al. p. 137 figs. Pl 31, figs 3-5 |
| 1976 | Cartorhium mexicanum Cooper and Grant p. 2197 figs. Pl 619, figs 10-20 |
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†Cartorhium mexicanum Shumard 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available