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Pourtalocyathus hispidus (Pourtalès, 1878) Calicular view of well-preserved specimen
Description Name of object: Pourtalocyathus hispidus (Pourtalès, 1878)
Specimen ID: USNM 74688
Type Specimen: Not a Type
Locality: TU 1227A, Arroyo Zalaya (Gurabo Formation), Middle Pliocene, Dominican Republic
Scale Bar Length: 0.5 mm
Orientation: Calicular view of well-preserved specimen
Preparation Method: Skeleton Surface
Imaging Method: SEM
Copyright: Paleontology Research Institute
Author Cairns, 1987, Plate11, figure 3
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added on 2023-02-24146 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Pourtalocyathus Cairns, 1979checked Hoeksema, Bert 2023-02-24Digital photo, entire species Pourtalocyathus hispidus (Pourtalès, 1878)checked Hoeksema, Bert 2023-02-24
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