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Praepleurocystis watkinsi
Taxonomy
Pleurocystites watkinsi was named by Strimple (1948). Its type specimen is USNM 4640 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bromide Formation, Rock Crossing, Criner Hills, Carter County, Oklahoma, which is in the Blackriveran of horizon the Bromide Formation Oklahoma.
It was recombined as Praepleurocystis watkinsi by Paul (1967) and Parsley (1982).
It was recombined as Praepleurocystis watkinsi by Paul (1967) and Parsley (1982).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1948 | Pleurocystites watkinsi Strimple pp. 761- 764 figs. pl. a, fig. 1-3 |
1967 | Praepleurocystis watkinsi Paul p. 120 |
1974 | Praepleurocystis nodosus Westphal pp. 80- 81 figs. pl. 1, fig. 8-11, text-fig. 2, 3 |
1982 | Praepleurocystis watkinsi Parsley pp. 275 - 279 figs. Plate 34, figures 1, 5, 7, 9-11, 13-19; Figures 67, 68 |
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†Praepleurocystis watkinsi Strimple 1948
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Invalid names: Praepleurocystis nodosus Westphal 1974 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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R. H. Parsley 1982 | Theca nearly bilaterally symmetrical in outline; anal surface with broad "marginal" plates; periproctal area reduced; rectal lobe only slightly extended; plate 06 present; IL1 and IL3 transversely attaining periproctal margin; dorsal surface markedly convex, with 3 oval, elevated, disjunct pectinirhombs with confluent dichopores. |