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Limnoscelis
Taxonomy
Limnoscelis was named by Williston (1911). Its type is Limnoscelis paludis. It is the type genus of Limnoscelidae.
It was assigned to Limnoscelidae by Williston (1911), Hay (1930), Carroll (1988), Berman and Sumida (1990).
It was assigned to Limnoscelidae by Williston (1911), Hay (1930), Carroll (1988), Berman and Sumida (1990).
Species
L. dynatis, L. paludis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Limnoscelis Williston p. 380 |
| 1930 | Limnoscelis Hay p. 43 |
| 1988 | Limnoscelis Carroll |
| 1990 | Limnoscelis Berman and Sumida p. 305 |
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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.
G. †Limnoscelis Williston 1911
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†Limnoscelis dynatis Berman and Sumida 1990
†Limnoscelis paludis Williston 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Missourian to the top of the Virgilian or 306.00000 to 298.90000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Missourian | USA (Colorado) | L. dynatis (77786 180938) | |
| Virgilian | USA (New Mexico) | L. paludis (34761) | |
| Virgilian - Wolfcampian | USA (New Mexico) | L. sp. (77412) |