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Taxonomy
Lima alternans was named by Bittner (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (K.K. Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. aspera, L. callovica, L. catalaunica, L. columbiae, L. cometi, L. complanata, L. elpasensis, L. eryx, L. janetae, L. joleaudi, L. kindopeensis, L. paleata, L. papillifera, L. saurassovi, L. soror, L. striatissima, L. swenanderi, L. utahensis, L. wynnei, L. yataensis, L. bittneri, L. brancoi, L. limopsis, L. occidentalis, L. schimperi, L. toarcensis, L. yeovilensis, L. boonei, L. virgulina
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Lima alternans Bittner |
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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.
†Lima alternans Bittner 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||