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Polinices mercedensis
Taxonomy
Polinices mercedensis was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 30556, Los Baños Creek, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Moreno Formation of California.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. alamedensis, P. aratus, P. brunneus, P. concinna, P. cumingianus, P. horni, P. huttoni, P. julianna, P. lewisi, P. medinae, P. nagahamai, P. onustus, P. onustus, P. panamensis, P. prolacteus, P. propeovatus, P. robustus, P. orangensis, P. subvarians, P. staringi, P. eucallosus, P. onustus, P. finlayi, P. finlayi, P. modestus, P. obstructus, P. columnaris, P. marambiensis, P. newtoni, P. panamensis, P. parki, P. saulae, P. subtenius
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1958 | Polinices mercedensis Anderson p. 151 figs. Plate 70, figure 5 |
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†Polinices mercedensis Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (California) | Polinices mercedensis (type locality: 215453) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (California) | Polinices mercedensis (83790) |