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Taxonomy
Silpha tenuilythris was named by Weyenbergh (1869). Its type specimen is Teyler 6522, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
It was recombined as Mesocorixa tenuielythris by Handlirsch (1906).
It was recombined as Mesocorixa tenuielythris by Handlirsch (1906).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1869 | Silpha tenuilythris Weyenbergh p. 34 fig. 48 |
1906 | Mesocorixa tenuielythris Handlirsch p. 639 |
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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.
†Mesocorixa tenuielythris Weyenbergh 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 |
Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Mesocorixa tenuielythris (123985) Silpha tenuilythris (type locality: 123906) |