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Palaechinidae
Taxonomy
Palaechinidae was named by M'Coy (1849). Its type is Palaechinus.
It was assigned to Palechinida by Kier (1966).
It was assigned to Palechinida by Kier (1966).
Subtaxa
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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.
Fm. †Palaechinidae M'Coy 1849
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G. †Lovenechinus Jackson 1912
G. †Maccoya Pomel 1869
G. †Oligoporus
G. †Palaechinus
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Meramecian to the top of the Asselian or 343.00000 to 295.50000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Holkerian | United Kingdom (England) | Palaechinus sp. (41284) | |
| Meramecian | USA (Indiana) | Melonechinus sp. (6699) | |
| Asselian | Greece | Melonechinus dispar (120899) |