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Taxonomy
Mya (Geramya) ekelofi was named by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Seymour Island, Antarctica.]. Its type specimen is USNM 441641, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Mya (Geramya).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-06-03; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-03-13
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1992 | Mya (Geramya) ekelofi Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 86 figs. Pl 9, fig b |
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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.
†Mya (Geramya) ekelofi Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926 | |||||
Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bartonian | Antarctica | Mya ekelofi (72405) | |
| Priabonian | Antarctica | Mya ekelofi (72401) |