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Suborder:
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Prolecanitina 
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Superfamily:
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Prolecanitoidea 
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Family:
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Prolecanitidae 
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Subfamily:
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Protocanitinae 
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Genus:
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Merocanites? 
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Species:
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lyriformis | 
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Qualifier:
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ss | 
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Author:
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	Schindewolf 1951,p.51	 
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Lower Boundary:
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DER Erdbacher Kalk base [05,40], 349.5 million years
 
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Upper Boundary:
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DER Erdbacher Kalk top [08,90], 345.3 million years
 
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