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Chlorophthalmus tortus
Taxonomy
Aulopus tortus was named by Schwarzhans (2003). Its type specimen is MGUH 26093, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample M2, Fakse Quarry, which is in a Danian basin reef bafflestone in Denmark.
It was recombined as Chlorophthalmus tortus by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011).
It was recombined as Chlorophthalmus tortus by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Aulopus tortus Schwarzhans p. 44 figs. Figs. 16A–F |
| 2011 | Chlorophthalmus tortus Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 89 |
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†Chlorophthalmus tortus Schwarzhans 2003
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Schwarzhans 2003 | Massive and elongated otoliths that are
somewhat twisted along the horizontal axis and with a length:height index between 2.2 and 2.4. The rostrum is massive and long; the posterior tip is projecting dorsally. The sulcus is narrow and deep; the cauda is straight and longer than the ostium and somewhat inclined downwards. The ostium is dorsally widened. |