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Sphenophorus
Taxonomy
Sphenophorus was named by Schonherr (1837). It is extant. It is the type genus of Sphenophorini.
It was assigned to Edestidae by Jordan (1963); to Sphenophorini by Bouchard et al. (2011); and to Sphenophorina by Legalov (2015), Chamorro et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Edestidae by Jordan (1963); to Sphenophorini by Bouchard et al. (2011); and to Sphenophorina by Legalov (2015), Chamorro et al. (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1837 | Sphenophorus Schonherr |
| 1963 | Sphenophorus Jordan p. 596 |
| 2011 | Sphenophorus Bouchard et al. p. 573 |
| 2015 | Sphenophorus Legalov p. 1495 |
| 2021 | Sphenophorus Chamorro 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.
G. Sphenophorus Schonherr 1837
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†Sphenophorus naegelianus Heer 1847
†Sphenophorus proluviosus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
†Sphenophorus regelianus Heer 1847
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the MP 30 to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP 30 | Germany | S. proluviosus (123945) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | S. naegelianus, S. regelianus (115304) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru | S. sp. (71346) |