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Jiania gracila
Taxonomy
Jiania gracila was named by Wang and Szwedo (2012). Its type specimen is NIGP 154605, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
It was synonymized subjectively with Jiania crebra by Fu et al. (2018).
It was synonymized subjectively with Jiania crebra by Fu et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Jiania gracila Wang and Szwedo p. 1237 figs. 3E, 4D-E, 7C, 9 |
| 2017 | Jiania gracila Chen et al. p. 996 fig. 3 |
| 2019 | Jiania gracila Chen et al. p. 289 |
| 2022 | Jiania gracila Chen 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.
†Jiania gracila Wang and Szwedo 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Jiania gracila (type locality: 113371 157555) |