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Essexella
Taxonomy
Essexella was named by Foster (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-u]. Its type is Essexella asherae.
It was assigned to Rhizostomatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anenthemonae by Plotnick et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Rhizostomatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anenthemonae by Plotnick et al. (2023).
Species
E. asherae (syn. Reticulomedusa greenei) (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1979 | Essexella Foster |
| 1979 | Reticulomedusa Foster |
| 2002 | Essexella Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Reticulomedusa Sepkoski |
| 2023 | Essexella Plotnick et al. p. 25 |
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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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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Desmoinesian | USA (Missouri) | E. asherae (232885) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Illinois) | E. asherae (232884) E. asherae, Reticulomedusa greenei (232886) |