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Pyropeltidae
Taxonomy
Pyropeltidae was named by McLean and Haszprunar (1987). It is extant.
It was assigned to Cocculiniformia by Kiel (2006); and to Lepetelloidea by Bouchet et al. (2005), Bouchet et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Cocculiniformia by Kiel (2006); and to Lepetelloidea by Bouchet et al. (2005), Bouchet et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1987 | Pyropeltidae McLean and Haszprunar |
| 2005 | Pyropeltidae Bouchet et al. p. 244 |
| 2006 | Pyropeltidae Kiel p. 121 |
| 2017 | Pyropeltidae Bouchet et al. p. 336 |
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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.
Fm. Pyropeltidae McLean and Haszprunar 1987
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G. Pyropelta McLean and Haszprunar 1987
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Pyropelta corymba McLean and Haszprunar 1987
Pyropelta musaica McLean and Haszprunar 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lutetian | USA (Washington) | Pyropelta sp. (172002) | |
| Rupelian | USA (Washington) | Pyropelta sp. (205195) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Pyropelta sp., Pyropelta corymba (200653) |