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Branchioplax parva
Taxonomy
Branchioplax parva was named by Beschin et al. (2007). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Contrada Gecchelina, Monte di Malo, which is in a Ypresian platform/shelf-margin reef limestone in Italy.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Branchioplax parva Beschin et al. |
| 2010 | Branchioplax parva Schweitzer et al. p. 137 |
| 2015 | Branchioplax parva Beschin et al. p. 99 |
| 2016 | Branchioplax parva Beschin et al. p. 148 |
| 2018 | Branchioplax parva Beschin et al. p. 201 |
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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.
†Branchioplax parva Beschin et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997 | |||||
Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | Italy | Branchioplax parva (type locality: 140158 207471) | |
| Lutetian | Italy | Branchioplax parva (207556) | |
| Priabonian | Italy | Branchioplax parva (207550) |