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Sphaerexochus pulcher
Taxonomy
Sphaerexochus pulcher was named by Whittington and Evitt (1953). Its type specimen is USNM 116508 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 2. edge of quarry, just north of RR tracks ΒΌ mile west of Strasburg Junction, which is in an Ashbyan carbonate limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1953 | Sphaerexochus pulcher Whittington and Evitt |
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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.
†Sphaerexochus pulcher Whittington and Evitt 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class | |||||
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range: Ashbyan or 460.90000 to 449.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Ashbyan | USA (Virginia) | Sphaerexochus pulcher (type locality: 73341) | |
Blackriveran | USA (Virginia) | Sphaerexochus pulcher (102231) |