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Caesariella
Taxonomy
Caesariella was named by Liljedahl (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1117].
It was assigned to Malletiidae by Liljedahl (1994); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Malletiidae by Liljedahl (1994); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. Liljedahl 1994 | Malletiid with prosogyrate anteriorly extended and posteriorlytruncated shell, external ligament posterior to beaks; margins even; teeth forming an uninterrupted series below beak, anterior and posterior part ofhinge almost equal, most distal teeth chevron-shaped, apices towards beak, proximal teeth lamellar; pallial line slightly sinuate. |
Measurements
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| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Ludfordian or 430.60000 to 422.70000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Homerian | Sweden (Gotland) | C. lindensis (13643 13851) | |
| Gorstian | Sweden (Gotland) | C. lindensis (13603) | |
| Gorstian - Ludfordian | Sweden (Gotland) | C. lindensis (13646) | |
| Ludfordian | Sweden (Gotland) | C. lindensis (70432) |