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Calclyra spathulata
Taxonomy
Calclyra spathulata was named by Wernlund (1977). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is holotype TTU-N09/85, paratypes TTU-N09/86-91 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pine Springs area, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian basinal (carbonate) floatstone in the Bell Canyon Formation of Texas.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1977 | Calclyra spathulata Wernlund pp. 61-63 figs. PI. 2 figs. 19-25 |
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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.
†Calclyra spathulata Wernlund 1977
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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R. J. Wernlund 1977 | Sclerite in the form of a lyre, small, slight to moderately arched along neck and central shaft axis; arching concentrated just below the line formed by the tops of the perforations; neck equal up to 1/3 of total length, end of neck slightly inflated; central shaft moderately long; upper portion short, thin and nearly even. lower portion long and gradually expanding toward arms downward; arms sloping moderately out from junction with neck, curving broadly along line formed by tops of perforations, then extending nearly straight to join with end of shaft; lower periphery is broadly pointed downward. |