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Paracidaris wrightii
Taxonomy
Cidaris wrightii was named by Desor (1855). Its type specimen is BMNH E1877 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Crickley Hill (Wright collection), which is in a Murchisonae reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/marl in the Birdlip Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom.
It was recombined as Paracidaris wrightii by Smith (2015).
It was recombined as Paracidaris wrightii by Smith (2015).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1855 | Cidaris wrightii Desor |
| 2015 | Paracidaris wrightii Smith p. 29 figs. Pl 15, figs 1-9; pl 16, figs 1-4; text-figs 3G,H |
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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.
†Paracidaris wrightii Desor 1855
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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: Murchisonae or 175.60000 to 171.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Murchisonae | United Kingdom (England) | Cidaris propinqua (type locality: 196365) |