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Discoproptychites walcotti
Taxonomy
Proptychites walcotti was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Union Wash, Meekoceras bed, Inyo Range, which is in a Smithian slope limestone in the Union Wash Formation of California. It is the type species of Discoproptychites.
It was recombined as Discoproptychites walcotti by Kiparisova (1956).
It was recombined as Discoproptychites walcotti by Kiparisova (1956).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1905 | Proptychites walcotti Hyatt and Smith p. 85 figs. Pl 19, figs 1-7 |
| 1956 | Discoproptychites walcotti Kiparisova p. 78 |
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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.
†Discoproptychites walcotti Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||