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Megadesmus robusta
Taxonomy
Cleobis robusta was named by Laseron (1910). Its type specimen is AM F.20167 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Burrier, which is in a Roadian offshore siliciclastic in the Wandrawandian Formation of Australia.
It was recombined as Megadesmus robusta by Waterhouse (1969).
It was recombined as Megadesmus robusta by Waterhouse (1969).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Cleobis robusta Laseron p. 208 figs. Pl 16, fig 1 |
| 1969 | Megadesmus robusta Waterhouse p. 78 figs. Pl 20, fig 2 |
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†Megadesmus robusta Laseron 1910
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. B. Waterhouse 1969 | Large, little inflated, with umbo near anterior third |