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Taxonomy
Myrteopsis was named by Sacco (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi].
It was reranked as Myrtaea (Myrteopsis) by Woodring (1925); it was reranked as Myrtea (Myrteopsis) by Cox et al. (1969).
It was assigned to Myrtaea by Woodring (1925); to Myrtea by Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Myrtaea (Myrteopsis) by Woodring (1925); it was reranked as Myrtea (Myrteopsis) by Cox et al. (1969).
It was assigned to Myrtaea by Woodring (1925); to Myrtea by Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Lucina butonensis, Myrtea amalloi, Myrtea angularis, Myrtea arcotina, Myrtea astartiformis, Myrtea bisculpta, Myrtea canterburiensis, Myrtea cookei, Myrtea dentigera, Myrtea fabuloides, Myrtea furcata, Myrtea limoniana, Myrtea mesakta, Myrtea microlirata, Myrtea papatikiensis, Myrtea scotti, Myrtea staminfera, Myrtea staminifera, Myrtea stephensoni, Myrtea subcurta, Myrtea taurina, Myrtea valdescripta, Myrtea vermiculata
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1901 | Myrteopsis Sacco p. 96 |
| 1925 | Myrtaea (Myrteopsis) Woodring p. 113 |
| 1969 | Myrtea (Myrteopsis) Cox et al. p. 499 |
| 2002 | Myrteopsis 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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926 | |||||
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdigalian | Cuba | Myrteopsis sp. (205112) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | Myrtaea pertenera (58522) |