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Mesomphaliini
Taxonomy
Mesomphalidae was named by Hope (1840). It is extant. Its type is Mesomphalia.
It was reranked as the tribe Mesomphaliini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Cassidinae by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was reranked as the tribe Mesomphaliini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Cassidinae by Bouchard et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Mesomphalia (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Mesomphaliini Bouchard 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.
Tr. Mesomphaliini Hope 1840
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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: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lutetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Mesomphalia gemmaspis (155693) |