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Taxonomy
Nucula poposiensis was named by Branson (1930). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Big Popo Agie Canyon, Lander, Fremont County, which is in a Lopingian marine shale in the Phosphoria Formation of Wyoming.
It was recombined as Nuculopsis poposiensis by Ciriacks (1963).
It was recombined as Nuculopsis poposiensis by Ciriacks (1963).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1930 | Nucula poposiensis Branson p. 42 figs. Pl 10, figs 1-6 |
| 1930 | Nucula pulchella Branson p. 43 figs. Pl 10, figs 12-14 |
| 1963 | Nuculopsis poposiensis Ciriacks p. 40 figs. Pl 4, figs 30-33 |
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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.
†Nuculopsis poposiensis Branson 1930
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Invalid names: Nucula pulchella Branson 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available