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Megousia alata
Taxonomy
Anidanthus alatus was named by Cooper (1953). Its type specimen is USNM 115471 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM806n, Cerros de los Monos, El Antimonio, Sonora, which is in a Wordian marine limestone in the Antimonio Formation of Mexico.
It was recombined as Megousia alata by Waterhouse (1968).
It was recombined as Megousia alata by Waterhouse (1968).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1953 | Anidanthus alatus Cooper p. 30 figs. Pl 7, figs 12-26 |
1968 | Megousia alata Waterhouse |
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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.
†Megousia alata Cooper 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available