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Cocculus lottii
Taxonomy
Cocculus lottii was named by Collinson et al. (2012) [Endocarp bisymmetric, dorsiventral length
9.2–9.6 mm, width 9–10.5 mm (n = 4), slightly laterally
flattened, almost circular in lateral view with very
broadly rounded dorsal surface, no dorsal crest but with
a groove in the plane of bisymmetry; base convex to
almost straight. Central depression small (up to 2.2 mm
in diameter) reniform to subcircular, present on each
lateral face but does not penetrate completely (i.e. not
forming a foramen). Central condylar area surrounded by
an incomplete annular bulged area which covers at least
two thirds the distance from the central depression to the
periphery. This is surrounded by a narrow, poorly developed
groove separating it from a peripheral bulged ridge
adjacent to the margin. Both lateral and peripheral bulges
ornamented with irregularly arranged radiating fine and
coarse rugulae, mostly transversely arranged, sometimes
extending into short spines.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype SM.B Me 8559, a seed/fruit, and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Cocculus.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2012 | Cocculus lottii Collinson et al. |
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†Cocculus lottii Collinson et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available