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Bothroconis plana

Hexactinellida

Taxonomy
Bothroconis plana was named by King (1850). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tunstall Hill, Durham (King collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian perireef or subreef grainstone in the Ford Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Bothroconis plana King p. 14 figs. Pl 2, figs 7, 7a
1861Bothroconis plana Geinitz p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
genusBothroconis
speciesplana

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Bothroconis plana King 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available