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Cymatochiton texanus
Taxonomy
Cymatochiton texanus was named by Girty (1908). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2969 green, southern Delaware Mountains, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Delaware Mountain Formation of Texas.
It was recombined as Pterochiton texanus by Hoare and Smith (1984).
It was recombined as Pterochiton texanus by Hoare and Smith (1984).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Cymatochiton texanus Girty p. 451 figs. Pl 29, figs 21,21a |
| 1984 | Pterochiton texanus Hoare and Smith p. 82 |
| 1987 | Cymatochiton texanus Smith and Hoare p. 54 |
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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.
†Cymatochiton texanus Girty 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available