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Torynocrinus globosus
Taxonomy
Torynocrinus globosus was named by Hess and Gale (2010). Its type specimen is BMNH EE 13650, a calyx, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Double Arches [Shenley Limestone], which is in an Albian marine wackestone in the Shenley Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2010 | Torynocrinus globosus Hess and Gale p. 443 figs. Fig. 8AA–AH |
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†Torynocrinus globosus Hess and Gale 2010
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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H. Hess and A. S. Gale 2010 | Cup nearly spherical, with flattened base; facet
to holdfast or column part smooth, with short crenulae along the margin, raised centre, axial canal eccentric on raised area; sutures between radials partially visible, especially in upper part; radial articular facets more or less equal, forming a right angle with the base of the cup; radial cavity wide and deep; surface covered by granules. |