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Tomiopsis confusus
Taxonomy
Ambikella confusa was named by Waterhouse (1968). Its type specimen is NZGS BR 593, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS6323, east tributary of Letham Burn (D44/f9672), which is in a Roadian marine horizon in the Letham Formation of New Zealand.
It was recombined as Tomiopsis confusus by Waterhouse (1987).
It was recombined as Tomiopsis confusus by Waterhouse (1987).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Ambikella confusa Waterhouse p. 60 figs. Pl 10, figs 7,9-12; pl 14, fig 9; pl 15, figs 3,7; pl 18, fig 1; text-fig 7B |
| 1987 | Tomiopsis confusus Waterhouse p. 32 figs. Pl 9, figs 4-7,9,12 |
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†Tomiopsis confusus Waterhouse 1968
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. B. Waterhouse 1987 | Closely allied to Tomiopsis ingelarensis with furrow along posterior sulcus, and adminicula slightly more close-set in some specimens; surface grooves fine. |