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Plectorthis mazourkaensis
Taxonomy
Plectorthis mazourkaensis was named by Phleger (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mazourka Canyon, which is in a Whiterockian shallow subtidal limestone in the Badger Flat Formation of California.
It was recombined as Orthis mazourkensis by Langenheim et al. (1956); it was recombined as Orthambonites mazourkensis by Berry et al. (1979).
It was recombined as Orthis mazourkensis by Langenheim et al. (1956); it was recombined as Orthambonites mazourkensis by Berry et al. (1979).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Plectorthis mazourkaensis Phleger, Jr. p. 9 figs. Plate II, Figs, 3, 4, 5 |
| 1956 | Plectorthis mazourkaensis Cooper p. 450 |
| 1956 | Orthis mazourkensis Langenheim, Jr. et al. p. 2089 |
| 1963 | Plectorthis mazourkaensis Greife and Langenheim, Jr. p. 571 figs. Pl. 65, fig. 11A |
| 1979 | Orthambonites mazourkensis Berry et al. p. 103 |
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†Plectorthis mazourkaensis Phleger, Jr. 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available