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Palaeospiculum martinpointensis
Taxonomy
Palaeospiculum martinpointensis was named by Won and Iams (2002). Its type specimen is GSC-121921, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Palaeospiculum martinpointensis Won and Iams p. 28 figs. figs. 3.4-3.8 |
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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.
†Palaeospiculum martinpointensis Won and Iams 2002
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M.-Z. Won and W. J. Iams 2002 | A point-centered spicular skeleton constructed of six rays; three to five radially arranged first-order spinules arising on all rays at one level, but those on apical rays generally much smaller than those on the basal rays; second-order spinules rarely present; thorns common on the spinules and rays except for the proximal parts of the rays. |