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Birkenia elegans
Taxonomy
Birkenia elegans was named by Traquair (1898). It is not extant.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1898 | Birkenia elegans Traquair |
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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.
†Birkenia elegans Traquair 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Ludlow or 432.90000 to 422.70000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Telychian - Sheinwoodian | United Kingdom | Birkenia elegans (238428) | |
| Telychian - Sheinwoodian | United Kingdom (South Lanarkshire) | Birkenia elegans (195126) | |
| Sheinwoodian | United Kingdom | Birkenia elegans (238429) | |
| Wenlock | United Kingdom | Birkenia elegans (238430) | |
| Ludlow | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Birkenia elegans (26896) |