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Lirobittium purpureum
Taxonomy
Bittium purpureum was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 14823, a shell.
It was recombined as Lirobittium purpureum by Muhs (2014), Hendy (2021).
It was recombined as Lirobittium purpureum by Muhs (2014), Hendy (2021).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1864 | Bittium purpureum Carpenter p. 660 |
| 2014 | Lirobittium purpureum Muhs pp. table 1 |
| 2021 | Lirobittium purpureum Hendy |
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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.
Lirobittium purpureum Carpenter 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (California) | Bittium purpureum (202496) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Bittium purpureum (203118) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Bittium purpureum (96591) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Bittium purpureum (202490 240580 240650 240651 240653) |