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Taxonomy
Donax (Deltachion) was named by Iredale (1930) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8438]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Deltachion by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).
It was assigned to Donax by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Donacidae by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).
It was reranked as Deltachion by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).
It was assigned to Donax by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Donacidae by Vokes (1980) and Kosnik (2002).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1930 | Donax (Deltachion) Iredale |
| 1980 | Deltachion Vokes p. 146 |
| 1992 | Donax (Deltachion) Lamprell and Whitehead p. 106 |
| 2002 | Deltachion Kosnik |
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Donax dixoni (72210) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | D. chapmani, D. brazieri (63207) |