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Cidaris wahalakensis
Taxonomy
Cidaris nahalakensis was named by de Loriol (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS Mesozoic 16242, Wahalak, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate chalk in Mississippi.
It was corrected as Cidaris wahalakensis by Cooke (1953).
It was corrected as Cidaris wahalakensis by Cooke (1953).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1887 | Cidaris nahalakensis de Loriol |
1915 | Cidaris nahalakensis Clark and Twitchell p. 48 |
1953 | Cidaris wahalakensis Cooke p. 5 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2 |
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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.
†Cidaris wahalakensis de Loriol 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992 |
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | Cidaris nahalakensis (123370) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Alabama) | Cidaris wahalakensis (78200) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | Cidaris wahalakensis (4167) |