Franklinia Jones & Noble 2006

Franklinia Jones & Noble, 2006 Franklinia Jones & Noble, 2006: 308. TYPE SPECIES. — Franklinia tricae Jones & Noble, 2006 (Jones & Noble 2006: 310, pl. 5, fig. 2-7, pl. 7, fig. 5, 6, 8). AGE AND LOCATION OF TYPE MATERIAL. — Sheinwoodian, uppermost Lower Silurian, Cape Phillips Formation, Nunavut, Artic Canada. TAXON CODE. — 268. STATUS. — Homonym. DIAGNOSIS. — “Hollow, thin shell base overlain by loose labyrinthine layer. Six or more thin rod-shaped primary spines per hemisphere are rooted on surface of shell base but do not penetrate. Very short secondary spines may be present.” (Jones & Noble 2006: 308). REMARKS This species is a junior homonym of the bird Franklinia Blyth, 1863. See Maletzella nomen novum Noble, 2014.
Published as part of Noble, Paula, Aitchison, Jonathan C., Danelian, Taniel, Dumitrica, Paulian, Maletz, Jörg, Suzuki, Noritoshi, Cuvelier, Jessie, Caridroit, Martial & O'Dogherty, Luis, 2017, Taxonomy of Paleozoic radiolarian genera, pp. 419-502 in Geodiversitas 39 (3) on pages 482-483, DOI: 10.5252/g2017n3a4, http://zenodo.org/record/5206585
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