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Saxicavellidae
Taxonomy
Saxicavellidae was named by Scott (1994). It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Saxicavellinae by Hickman (2015).
It was assigned to Hiatelloidea by Carter et al. (2011); and to Basteroteiidae by Hickman (2015).
It was reranked as the subfamily Saxicavellinae by Hickman (2015).
It was assigned to Hiatelloidea by Carter et al. (2011); and to Basteroteiidae by Hickman (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1994 | Saxicavellidae Scott |
| 2011 | Saxicavellidae Carter et al. p. 19 |
| 2015 | Saxicavellinae Hickman p. 29 |
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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.
Fm. Saxicavellidae Scott 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 59.20000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Thanetian | USA (Alabama) | Saxicavella alabamensis (92352) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Oregon) | Saxicavella burnsi (126108) | |
| Rupelian | USA (Oregon) | Saxicavella burnsi (207522) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | Saxicavella kevelaerensis (62883) |