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Taxonomy
Proetus (Coniproetus) tenuiceps was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1987). Its type specimen is PA18098, a cephalon/head (Cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Ganinella tenuiceps by Stocker et al. (2019).
It was recombined as Ganinella tenuiceps by Stocker et al. (2019).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1987 | Proetus (Coniproetus) tenuiceps Kobayashi and Hamada p. 136 figs. 1, 4a–d, fig. 3, 1a, b. |
| 1987 | Proetus (Coniproetus) subconicus Kobayashi and Hamada p. 138 figs. 1, 5a–d |
| 2019 | Ganinella tenuiceps Stocker et al. p. 228 figs. 4F–K, L–P, S |
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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.
†Ganinella tenuiceps Kobayashi and Hamada 1987
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Invalid names: Proetus (Coniproetus) subconicus Kobayashi and Hamada 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. P. Stocker et al. 2019 | Glabella coniform, with pointed anterior margin; lateral furrows weakly impressed. Preglabellar field very narrow (sag.); anterior border broad and convex. Occipital ring moderately long (sag.), of low relief, with broad, rounded median tubercle and much reduced lateral lobes. Genal ridge low and broad. Anterior part of fixigena with distinct pitting. Anterior border with strong terrace ridges; anterior fixigena with weakly impressed pitting; carapace otherwise smooth. |
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| References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||