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Taxonomy
Myoforceps was named as a genus. It is extant.
It was reranked as Lithophaga (Myoforceps) by Mansfield (1937).
It was assigned to Lithophaga by Mansfield (1937); and to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Lithophaga (Myoforceps) by Mansfield (1937).
It was assigned to Lithophaga by Mansfield (1937); and to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Lithophaga (Myoforceps) Mansfield |
| 2002 | Myoforceps Sepkoski |
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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.
Subg. Lithophaga (Myoforceps)
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Zanclean | Portugal | Myoforceps aristatus (152330) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Portugal (Azores) | Myoforceps aristatus (89618) |