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Protoconus elegans
Taxonomy
Purella elegans was named by Yü (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Yangtzeconus priscus - Archaeospira ornata assemblage, Yangtze Gorge, Yichang, which is in a Tommotian carbonate phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China.
It was recombined as Igarkiella elegans by Parkhaev (2005); it was recombined as Protoconus elegans by Demidenko and Parkhaev (2006).
It was recombined as Igarkiella elegans by Parkhaev (2005); it was recombined as Protoconus elegans by Demidenko and Parkhaev (2006).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
†Protoconus elegans Yü 1979
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Invalid names: Purella tianzhushanensis Yü 1979 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Tommotian or 525.50000 to 521.00000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Cambrian | China (Yunnan) | Purella elegans (201551) | |
| Meishucunian - Tommotian | China (Yunnan) | Protoconus elegans (96449) | |
| Tommotian | China (Hubei) | Purella tianzhushanensis, Purella elegans (type locality: 56807) | |
| Tommotian - Botomian | Iran | Purella tianzhushanensis (10530) |