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Xenocephalites vicarius
Taxonomy
Xenocephalites vicarius was named by Imlay (1953). Its type specimen is USNM 108041, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS Mesozoic 22437, Iniskin Peninsula, which is in a Callovian marine sandstone in the Chinitna Formation of Alaska.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1953 | Xenocephalites hebetus Imlay p. 78 figs. Pl 29, figs 6-8,11 |
1953 | Xenocephalites vicarius Imlay p. 78 figs. Pl 28, figs 1-8 |
1993 | Xenocephalites vicarius Arthur et al. p. 38 figs. Pl 3, fig 8 |
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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.
†Xenocephalites vicarius Imlay 1953
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Invalid names: Xenocephalites hebetus Imlay 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available