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Colapterochiton
Taxonomy
Colapterochiton was named by Hoare and Mapes (1985) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash C Mosc-l]. Its type is Colapterochiton decorus.
It was assigned to Lepidopleuridae by Hoare and Mapes (1985); and to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Lepidopleuridae by Hoare and Mapes (1985); and to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
C. decorus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Colapterochiton Hoare and Mapes pp. 877 - 878 |
| 2002 | Colapterochiton Sepkoski |
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G. †Colapterochiton Hoare and Mapes 1985
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†Colapterochiton decorus Hoare and Mapes 1985
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. D. Hoare and R. H. Mapes 1985 | Medium-sized polyplacoph- orans (about 5.5 mm long) ornamented with medium to coarse granules and coarse growth lamellae on all valves; intermediate valves swept forward in shape with a prominent ju- gal sinus; tail valve broadly subpentagonal in shape with mucro posterior to midlength; posterior margin arched; sutural laminae nar- row and bluntly pointed. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 2003 | |||||