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Taxonomy
Alectryonella was named by Sacco (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Lophinae by Vokes (1980); to Ostreidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Lophinae by Vokes (1980); to Ostreidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1897 | Alectryonella Sacco |
| 1980 | Alectryonella Vokes p. 67 |
| 1998 | Alectryonella Lamprell and Healy p. 132 |
| 2002 | Alectryonella 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Egypt | A. plicatula (96759) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Iran | A. plicatula (164152) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Saudi Arabia | A. plicatula (201412 201414) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Kenya | A. sp. (81072 81075) |