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Taxonomy
Scissodesma was named by Gray (1837). It is extant.
It was assigned to Mactridae by Gray (1838) and Hendy (2007).
It was assigned to Mactridae by Gray (1838) and Hendy (2007).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1837 | Scissodesma Gray |
1838 | Schizodesma Gray |
2007 | Scissodesma Hendy p. 30 |
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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.
G. Scissodesma Gray 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (7 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pliocene | South Africa (Cape) | S. spengleri (179485) | |
Pliocene | South Africa | Schizodesma sp. (77528) Schizodesma spengleri, Schizodesma sp. (77527) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | S. spengleri (118317) | |
Pleistocene | South Africa | Schizodesma spengleri (122936 122945) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | S. spengleri (110492) |