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Balanocidaris japonica
Taxonomy
Balanocidaris japonica was named by Nisiyama (1966). Its type specimen is IGPS 73767 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shohoji temple, which is in a Jurassic marine limestone in the Torinosu Limestone Formation of Japan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Balanocidaris japonica Nisiyama p. 166 figs. Pi. I, figs. 15-18 |
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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.
†Balanocidaris japonica Nisiyama 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Jurassic or 161.50000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Jurassic | Japan (Ehime) | Balanocidaris japonica (type locality: 204374) |