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Persia
Taxonomy
Persia was named by Lerosey-Aubril (2012). Its type is Persia praecox.
It was assigned to Cummingellinae by Lerosey-Aubril (2012).
It was assigned to Cummingellinae by Lerosey-Aubril (2012).
Species
P. praecox (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Persia Lerosey-Aubril |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. Lerosey-Aubril 2012 | A genus within the Cummingellinae displaying the following unique combination of characters: glabella hourglass-shaped with anterior and posterior parts of sub- equal width (tr.), long (sag.) and rather slender and flat, anterior border rather wide (sag. and exs.) and not overhung by glabella, S1 broadly curved backwards to meet SO, L1 sub-circular, S2–S4 inconspicuous, anterior fixigena rather wide (tr.), high cephalic border, short (exs.) genal spines, pygidium with 10 + 1 axial rings and 8 pleural ribs devoid of conspicuous inter-pleural furrows. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaisian | Iran | P. praecox (131770) |