1961Journal of PaleontologyRequires access

The type of Pentremites Say

Robert O. Fay

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The type specimen of Pentremites godoni, type species for the genus, having been destroyed by fire in 1866, a neoholotype and supplementary neoholotype (new paratype) are designated. They are specimens 139103 and 139104 respectively in the U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C.

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The type specimen of Pentremites godoni, type species for the genus, having been destroyed by fire in 1866, a neoholotype and supplementary neoholotype (new paratype) are designated. They are specimens 139103 and 139104 respectively in the U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C.

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The type specimen of Pentremites godoni, type species for the genus, having been destroyed by fire in 1866, a neoholotype and supplementary neoholotype (new paratype) are designated. They are specimens 139103 and 139104 respectively in the U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C.

Key concepts: Paratype, Type species, Type (biology), Genus, Paleontology, Type specimen, Geology, Holotype

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