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Rafinesquina relicua
Taxonomy
Rafinesquina relicua was named by Benedetto (1995). Its type specimen is CEGH-UNC 7253, a valve (internal mould of dorsal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Seccion de la Loma de Los Piojos. Layer 1, which is in a Rhuddanian marine sandstone/shale in the La Chilca Formation of Argentina.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1995 | Rafinesquina relicua Benedetto pp. L~m. 60, figs. 18-22 ; L~m. 61, figs.l-4 figs. pl. 60, figs. 18-22 ; pl. 61, figs.1-4 |
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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.
†Rafinesquina relicua Benedetto 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Rhuddanian or 443.40000 to 440.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rhuddanian | Argentina (San Juan) | Rafinesquina relicua (type locality: 185893) |