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Broeggeria broeggeri
Taxonomy
Cryptolithus broeggeri was named by Bancroft (1929). Its type specimen is NHM In42077, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Broeggeria broeggeri by Bancroft (1933); it was recombined as Broeggerolithus broeggeri by Bancroft (1935) and Bowdler-Hicks et al. (2002).
It was recombined as Broeggeria broeggeri by Bancroft (1933); it was recombined as Broeggerolithus broeggeri by Bancroft (1935) and Bowdler-Hicks et al. (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Cryptolithus broeggeri Bancroft p. 85 figs. pl. 1, figs 6 - 8. |
| 1933 | Broeggeria broeggeri Bancroft p. 2 figs. tables 2 - 3 |
| 1935 | Broeggerolithus broeggeri Bancroft p. 333. |
| 2002 | Broeggerolithus broeggeri Bowdler-Hicks et al. pp. 1094 - 1096 figs. Plate 2 figs 3-9; Text-figures 6-7 |
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†Broeggeria broeggeri Bancroft 1929
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Bowdler-Hicks et al. 2002 | Angular cephalic outline. Anterior radial rows of pits flexed towards the genal angle, posteriorly are flexed away from the genal angle. Pits in arcs I1 and E1 increase in size posteriorly. E2 arc terminates well in front of the posterior E1 pit. Prominent radial ridges between I1 and E2. Recorded In pit counts between 17 and 24 (mean, 20); I1, 18-23 (20); E1, 19-24 (21); E2, 18-22 (20). E2 termination, n-n-4 (n-2); F pits, 11-26 (18). |