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Epitomyonia paucitropida
Taxonomy
Epitomyonia paucitropida was named by Chen et al. (2008). Its type specimen is GSC 131794 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is section S-2, 45 km west of Dal Lake, Mackenzie Mountains, which is in a Katian carbonate limestone in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Epitomyonia paucitropida Chen et al. pp. 95 - 97 figs. 9A-S |
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†Epitomyonia paucitropida Chen et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| P. Chen et al. 2008 | Small, concavo-convex shells, with moderate medial invagination at anterior margin; dorsal ridges weak, transverse, wavy, forming anterior bounding ridges of adductor muscle scars. |