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Orobias ciscoensis

Endothyridae

Taxonomy
Staffella ciscoensis was named by Harlton (1928). Its type specimen is USNM 85512, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TX Foram & Ostra, W of Cisco, which is in a Pennsylvanian marine horizon in the Cisco Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Orobias ciscoensis by Harlton (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Staffella ciscoensis Harlton p. 307 figs. pl. 52, fig. 9
1933Orobias ciscoensis Harlton p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyEndothyroidea(Brady 1884)
familyEndothyridaeBrady 1884
genusOrobias
speciesciscoensis(Harlton 1928)

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.

†Orobias ciscoensis Harlton 1928
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Diagnosis
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