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Taxonomy
Modiolus gerthi was named by Damborenea (1987). It is not extant. Its type locality is B8-Arroyo Serrucho, Beds1346-1347, Mendoza, which is in a Toarcian marine mudstone/siltstone in the Puchenque Formation of Argentina.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. altijugatus, M. arcacea, M. attenuatus, M. baylei, M. beirensis, M. blandus, M. capensis, M. ducatelli, M. eberstadtensis, M. flagellifer, M. formosissimus, M. galpinianus, M. gammalensis, M. gibbosus, M. harrimani, M. inbricatus, M. jolyi, M. kremmlingensis, M. lobatus, M. mediocarinatus, M. minalatus, M. mingaudi, M. minuta, M. parallelus, M. parvoblongus, M. perryi, M. purpuratus, M. qinghaiensis, M. romani, M. rusticus, M. sestiniae, M. siliquus, M. subimbricatus, M. suprarectus, M. thiollierei, M. thiollieri, M. thomsoni, M. transiens, M. trequetra, M. triangulus, M. wanizakiensis, M. waverliensis, M. nysti, M. lorioli, M. semicircularis
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1987 | Modiolus gerthi Damborenea |
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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.
†Modiolus gerthi Damborenea 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliensbachian to the top of the Middle Toarcian or 189.60000 to 175.60000 Ma
Collections (19 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pliensbachian | Chile | Modiolus gerthi (7426) | |
Pliensbachian - Toarcian | Argentina (Neuquen) | Modiolus gerthi (33853) | |
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian | Argentina (Neuquen) | Modiolus gerthi (10701) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Spain | Modiolus gerthi (25217 25218 25608 25609 26141 26334 26336 26382 26385 26386) | |
Toarcian | Argentina (Mendoza) | Modiolus gerthi (type locality: 33755 33756 33757) | |
Toarcian | Chile | Modiolus gerthi (7431) | |
Middle Toarcian | Chile | Modiolus gerthi (95429 95586) |