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Spheroolithus
Taxonomy
Spheroolithus was named by Zhao (1979). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Oolithes irenensis. It is the type genus of Spheroolithidae.
It was assigned to Spheroolithidae by Zhao (1979), Mikhailov et al. (1994), Zelenitsky and Hills (1997), Mikhaillov (2000), Mohabey (2001), Fang et al. (2003) and Jackson and Varricchio (2010).
It was assigned to Spheroolithidae by Zhao (1979), Mikhailov et al. (1994), Zelenitsky and Hills (1997), Mikhaillov (2000), Mohabey (2001), Fang et al. (2003) and Jackson and Varricchio (2010).
Species
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Spheroolithus Zhao p. 332 |
| 1994 | Spheroolithus Mikhailov et al. p. 93 |
| 1997 | Spheroolithus Zelenitsky and Hills p. 167 |
| 2000 | Spheroolithus Mikhaillov p. 562 |
| 2001 | Spheroolithus Mohabey p. 496 |
| 2003 | Spheroolithus Fang et al. p. 517 |
| 2010 | Spheroolithus Jackson and Varricchio p. 1144 |
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