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Avicula (Oxytoma)
Taxonomy
Avicula (Oxytoma) was named by Meek and Hayden (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 94]. It is not extant. Its type is Avicula muensteri.
It was Pteria (Oxytoma) by Russell and Landes (1937); it was reranked as Oxytoma by Cox (1961), Vokes (1980), Sepkoski (2002), Scholz et al. (2008), Bouchet et al. (2010), McRoberts (2011), Arp and Seppelt (2012), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Avicula by Meek and Hayden (1865); to Pteria by Russell and Landes (1937); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Oxytominae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Oxytomidae by Cox (1961), Vokes (1980), Scholz et al. (2008), McRoberts (2011), Arp and Seppelt (2012), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was Pteria (Oxytoma) by Russell and Landes (1937); it was reranked as Oxytoma by Cox (1961), Vokes (1980), Sepkoski (2002), Scholz et al. (2008), Bouchet et al. (2010), McRoberts (2011), Arp and Seppelt (2012), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Avicula by Meek and Hayden (1865); to Pteria by Russell and Landes (1937); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Oxytominae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Oxytomidae by Cox (1961), Vokes (1980), Scholz et al. (2008), McRoberts (2011), Arp and Seppelt (2012), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Avicula alfredi, Avicula buvignieri, Avicula calva, Avicula carteroni, Avicula exilis, Avicula frederici, Avicula geulemensis, Avicula media, Avicula pelucida, Avicula russiensis, Avicula septentrionalis, Avicula sola, Avicula stoppani, Avicula sulcata, Avicula tessellata, Avicula torelli, Oxytoma agrawali, Oxytoma arcricostata, Oxytoma arcticostata, Oxytoma arizonensis, Oxytoma articostata, Oxytoma censoriensis, Oxytoma censorius, Oxytoma contorta, Oxytoma cornueliana, Oxytoma costata, Oxytoma czekanovskii, Oxytoma danica, Oxytoma danica, Oxytoma danica, Oxytoma danica, Oxytoma dieneri, Oxytoma dumortieri, Oxytoma expansa, Oxytoma ferrugineum, Oxytoma ferrugineum, Oxytoma gussevi, Oxytoma inaequivalis, Oxytoma inaequivalve, Oxytoma inaequivalvis, Oxytoma inaequivalvis, Oxytoma inaequvalve, Oxytoma inaquivalve, Oxytoma inequivalva, Oxytoma intermedia, Oxytoma jacksoni, Oxytoma kashiwaiensis, Oxytoma koniensis, Oxytoma laevicostata, Oxytoma majsisovosi, Oxytoma mclearni, Oxytoma mojsisovicsi, Oxytoma multistriata, Oxytoma multistriatum, Oxytoma munsteri, Oxytoma oppeli, Oxytoma papyria, Oxytoma pectinatum, Oxytoma pulchra, Oxytoma seminudum, Oxytoma semiradiata, Oxytoma sinemuriensis, Oxytoma startense, Oxytoma subzitteli, Oxytoma tenuicostata, Oxytoma tetoriense, Oxytoma tetoriensis, Oxytoma tetoriensis, Oxytoma trechmanni, Pteria media
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1865 | Avicula (Oxytoma) Meek and Hayden |
| 1937 | Pteria (Oxytoma) Russell and Landes p. 136 |
| 1961 | Oxytoma Cox |
| 1980 | Oxytoma Vokes p. 49 |
| 2002 | Oxytoma Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Oxytoma Scholz et al. |
| 2010 | Oxytoma Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Oxytoma McRoberts p. 638 |
| 2012 | Oxytoma Arp and Seppelt p. 46 |
| 2014 | Oxytoma Ros-Franch 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.
Subg. †Avicula (Oxytoma) Meek and Hayden 1865
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†Avicula (Oxytoma) whiteavesi Stanton 1895
†Avicula (Oxytoma) wyomingensis Stanton 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Valanginian | USA (California) | Avicula whiteavesi (83608) |