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Cassidulina mene
Taxonomy
Cassidulina mene was named by Todd (1970). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vaingana, Eua Island, which is in a Priabonian offshore shelf limestone in Tonga.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. armosa, C. bulbiformis, C. californica, C. carapitana, C. carinata, C. crassa, C. cuneata, C. cushmani, C. galvinensis, C. islandica, C. kernensis, C. laevigata, C. laevigata, C. margareta, C. minuta, C. norcrossi, C. reflexa, C. reniforme, C. reniforme, C. subglobosa, C. subglobosa, C. teretis, C. tortuosa, C. tricamerata, C. californica, C. carinata, C. crassa, C. cuneata, C. cushmani, C. delicata, C. japonica, C. laevigata, C. laevigata, C. minuta, C. norvangi, C. subglobosa, C. sulcata, C. teretis, C. translucens, C. tumida
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1970 | Cassidulina mene Todd p. 12 |
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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.
†Cassidulina mene Todd 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Priabonian | Tonga | Cassidulina mene (type locality: 43006) |