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Samidae
Taxonomy
Samidae was named by Sollas (1888). It is extant.
It was assigned to Spirophorida by Pisera et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Spirophorida by Pisera et al. (2006).
Subtaxa
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2011-09-14
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Samidae Sollas |
| 2006 | Samidae Pisera et al. |
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Whittington et al. 1997, Finks et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Serravallian or 37.71000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Samus anonymus (229619) | |
| Burdigalian | Slovakia | Samidae indet. (147807) | |
| Serravallian | Portugal | Samus sp. (117021) |