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Taxonomy
Mutela was named by Scopoli (1777). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iridinidae by Peters (1990); and to Mutelidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Iridinidae by Peters (1990); and to Mutelidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1777 | Mutela Scopoli |
| 1990 | Mutela Peters |
| 2010 | Mutela Bouchet 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Uganda | M. allaudi, M. nilotica (22178) | |
| Gelasian - Calabrian | Kenya | M. nilotica (21396) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Congo-Kinshasa | M. nilotica (22066) | |
| Holocene | Sudan | M. nilotica (208787) M. niotica (208786) | |
| Holocene | Niger | M. sp. (83303 83304 83305) |