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Dissimiliplica compactus
Taxonomy
Spirifer mexicanus compactus was named by Girty (1908). Its type specimen is USNM 118589, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.
It was recombined as Elivina compacta by Cooper and Grant (1976) and Cooper and Grant (1976); it was recombined as Dissimiliplica compactus by Waterhouse (2004).
It was recombined as Elivina compacta by Cooper and Grant (1976) and Cooper and Grant (1976); it was recombined as Dissimiliplica compactus by Waterhouse (2004).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1908 | Spirifer mexicanus compactus Girty p. 361 figs. Pl 13, figs 7-9 |
1909 | Spirifer mexicanus compactus Girty |
1976 | Elivina compacta Cooper and Grant |
2004 | Dissimiliplica compactus Waterhouse |
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†Dissimiliplica compactus Girty 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available