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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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Qualifier:
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fa | 
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Author:
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	Hyatt 1884,p.331	 
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Lower Boundary:
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Devonian--Carboniferous Boundary   [DCB], 359.2 million years
 
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Upper Boundary:
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RUS Nm1c2--Nm2a1, Homoc.-Hudsonoc.GZ, 318.1 million years
 
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