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Amblychilepas scutellum
Taxonomy
Patella scutellum was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.
It was recombined as Amblychilepas scutella by Barnard (1962); it was recombined as Amblychilepas scutellum by Davies (1973), Kensley and Pether (1986).
It was recombined as Amblychilepas scutella by Barnard (1962); it was recombined as Amblychilepas scutellum by Davies (1973), Kensley and Pether (1986).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1791 | Patella scutellum Gmelin |
| 1962 | Amblychilepas scutella Barnard |
| 1973 | Amblychilepas scutellum Davies p. 761 |
| 1986 | Amblychilepas scutellum Kensley and Pether p. 149 |
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Amblychilepas scutellum Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pliocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | Amblychilepas scutellum (118257 118317 118318) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | Amblychilepas scutellum (118308) | |
| Pleistocene | South Africa | Amblychilepas scutella (122937 122940 122941 122946) | |
| Pleistocene | Mozambique | Amblychilepas scutella (122947) | |
| Pleistocene | Namibia (Erongo) | Amblychilepas scutellum (124051) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | Amblychilepas scutellum (110492) |