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Taxonomy
Lima retifera was named by Shumard and Swallow (1858) [Shumard in Shumard & Swallow 1858]. It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Paleolima retifera by Elias (1958); it was recombined as Palaeolima retifera by Hoare et al. (1979).
It was recombined as Paleolima retifera by Elias (1958); it was recombined as Palaeolima retifera by Hoare et al. (1979).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Lima retifera Shumard and Swallow p. 214 |
| 1903 | Lima retifera Diener p. 63 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2 |
| 1915 | Lima retifera Girty pp. 137-138 figs. pl. 17 f. 8 |
| 1922 | Lima retifera Morningstar p. 233 figs. pl. 13 f. 10 |
| 1958 | Paleolima retifera Elias p. 775 |
| 1961 | Lima retifera Hoare p. 117 figs. pl. 15 f. 12-13 |
| 1963 | Lima retifera Winters p. 56 figs. Pl 8, figs 1,2 |
| 1979 | Palaeolima retifera Hoare et al. p. 49 figs. pl. 12 f. 1-3 |
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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.
†Palaeolima retifera Shumard and Swallow 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| valve height | 2 | 4.74 | 3.30 | 6.80 | 5.05 | 2.47 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Lopingian or 312.80000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westphalian | Spain | Lima retifera (73298) | |
| Moscovian | USA (Kentucky) | Lima retifera (195795) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Missouri) | Lima retifera (70274 70278 70291) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Kansas) | Palaeolima retifera (981) | |
| Missourian | USA (Ohio) | Lima retifera (175190) | |
| Virgilian | USA (New Mexico) | Palaeolima retifera (146828 156687) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Ohio) | Lima retifera (71993) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Illinois) | Lima retifera (49830) | |
| Permian | USA (Alaska) | Lima retifera (112187 112193) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Arizona) | Lima retifera (52898 95353 120747) | |
| Lopingian | India | Lima retifera (230328) |