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Elkia
Taxonomy
Elkia was named by Walcott (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u Cm Trep]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dikelocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dikelocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1924 | Elkia Walcott |
| 2002 | Elkia Jell and Adrain p. 370 |
| 2002 | Elkia 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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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: Trempealeauan or 490.20000 to 486.85000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trempealeauan | USA (Nevada) | E. nasuta (233789) | |
| Trempealeauan | USA (Texas) | E. sp. (216017) |