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Malvacarpus octoloculus
Taxonomy
Malvacarpus octoloculus was named by Berry (1929). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Belen, Punta Pariñas, which is in a Miocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Peru.
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Malvacarpus octoloculus Berry |
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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.
†Malvacarpus octoloculus Berry 1929
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. W. Berry 1929 | It consists of eight, smoothly rounded, fusiform, inflated carpels. The distal pole is marked with the scars of the flower parts, as shown in the enlarged sketch- a larger central scar, and eight small scars opposite the tips of the carpels. |