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Plesiosiro
Taxonomy
Plesiosiro was named by Pocock (1911). Its type is Plesiosiro madeleyi. It is the type genus of Plesiosironidae.
It was assigned to Plesiosironidae by Pocock (1911), Petrunkevitch (1949), Petrunkevitch (1953), Dunlop (1999) and Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Plesiosironidae by Pocock (1911), Petrunkevitch (1949), Petrunkevitch (1953), Dunlop (1999) and Dunlop et al. (2013).
Species
P. madeleyi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Plesiosiro Pocock p. 43 |
| 1949 | Plesiosiro Petrunkevitch p. 186 |
| 1953 | Plesiosiro Petrunkevitch p. 58 |
| 1999 | Plesiosiro Dunlop p. 44 |
| 2013 | Plesiosiro Dunlop et al. p. 189 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Westphalian B or 316.90000 to 314.60000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian B | United Kingdom (England) | P. madeleyi (125238) | |
| Westphalian B | United Kingdom (Staffordshire) | P. madeleyi (34906 34907 34908 34910 155449) |