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Carphites plectus
Taxonomy
Carphites plectus was named by Finks (1960). Its type specimen is USNM 127661 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM703c, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian slope limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Carphites.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1960 | Carphites plectus Finks p. 125 figs. Pl 43, figs 1,2,5,6; pl 44, fig 1; pl 46, figs 3,6-8 |
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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.
†Carphites plectus Finks 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available