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Parechidnina jamesi
Taxonomy
Parechidnina jamesi was named by Won and Iams (2002). Its type specimen is GSC-122054, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2002 | Parechidnina jamesi Won and Iams p. 30 figs. figs. 11.5-11.13, 11.17-11.20 |
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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.
†Parechidnina jamesi Won and Iams 2002
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M.-Z. Won and W. J. Iams 2002 | A spherical shell consisting of a thick shell wall composed of irregularly interwoven thin bars or threads on a distinct or indistinct basal layer and numerous short to long outer
spines arising from the basal layer and protruding out of the shell wall. No internal spicule present. |