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Taxonomy
Saxicavella pusilla was named by Sorgenfrel (1958). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Sphenia pusilla by Moths et al. (2010).
It was recombined as Sphenia pusilla by Moths et al. (2010).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1958 | Saxicavella pusilla Sorgenfrel p. 128 figs. pl. 24, fig. 67a-c |
| 2010 | Sphenia pusilla Moths et al. p. 14 |
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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.
†Sphenia pusilla Sorgenfrel 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, c = class | |||||
| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | Sphenia pusilla (62884) | |
| Burdigalian | Germany | Sphenia pusilla (111599) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Netherlands | Sphenia pusilla (186883) | |
| Middle Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | Sphenia pusilla (61896 61897 61904 62885) |