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Girtyocoelia sphaera
Taxonomy
Apocoelia sphaera was named by Rigby (1984). Its type specimen is USNM 340081 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Locality 3, Quebrada de Portachuelo, first high waterfall, which is in a Kungurian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal wackestone/siltstone in the Palmarito Formation of Venezuela. It is the type species of Apocoelia.
It was recombined as Girtyocoelia sphaera by Finks et al. (2004).
It was recombined as Girtyocoelia sphaera by Finks et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Apocoelia sphaera Rigby p. 1456 figs. 3O-R |
| 2004 | Girtyocoelia sphaera Finks et al. p. 658 |
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†Girtyocoelia sphaera Rigby 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available