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Gymnoscorpius mutillidigitus
Taxonomy
Gymnoscorpius mutillidigitus was named by Jeram (1994). Its type specimen is BELUM K14479, a claw (pedipalp chela with fixed and free fingers), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Swillington brickpit, bed 20F, which is in a Westphalian B terrestrial shale in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Gymnoscorpius.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1994 | Gymnoscorpius mutillidigitus Jeram p. 544 figs. Pl 3, figs 11-16; pl 6, fig 8; pl 7, fig 2; text-figs 5K-M |
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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.
†Gymnoscorpius mutillidigitus Jeram 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015 |
Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Westphalian B or 318.10000 to 314.60000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Westphalian A | United Kingdom (Lancashire) | Gymnoscorpius mutillidigitus (153599) | |
Westphalian B | United Kingdom (Yorkshire) | Gymnoscorpius mutillidigitus (153601 type locality: 153602 153603) |