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Palaeagapetus
Taxonomy
Palaeagapetus was named by Ulmer (1912). It is extant. Its type is Palaeagapetus rotundatus.
It was assigned to Ptilocolepinae by Marshall (1979), Botosaneanu et al. (1998); to Hydroptilidae by Carpenter (1992), Wichard et al. (2009); and to Ptilocolepidae by Wichard (2013).
It was assigned to Ptilocolepinae by Marshall (1979), Botosaneanu et al. (1998); to Hydroptilidae by Carpenter (1992), Wichard et al. (2009); and to Ptilocolepidae by Wichard (2013).
Species
P. furcilla, P. rotundatus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1912 | Palaeagapetus Ulmer p. 35 |
| 1979 | Palaeagapetus Marshall p. 160 |
| 1992 | Palaeagapetus Carpenter |
| 1998 | Palaeagapetus Botosaneanu et al. p. 220 |
| 2009 | Palaeagapetus Wichard et al. p. 294 |
| 2013 | Palaeagapetus Wichard p. 52 |
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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. Palaeagapetus Ulmer 1912
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†Palaeagapetus furcilla Botosaneanu et al. 1998
†Palaeagapetus rotundatus Ulmer 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Priabonian or 93.90000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Turonian | USA (New Jersey) | P. furcilla (156002) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | P. rotundatus (124073) |