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Taxonomy
Mutelidae was named by Swainson (1840) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5136].
It was synonymized subjectively with Iridinidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Unionacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); and to Etherioidea by Nevesskaja (2009).
It was synonymized subjectively with Iridinidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Unionacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); and to Etherioidea by Nevesskaja (2009).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1840 | Mutelidae Swainson |
| 1965 | Mutelidae Newell p. 18 |
| 1980 | Mutelidae Vokes p. 92 |
| 2009 | Mutelidae Nevesskaja |
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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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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Uganda | Mutela allaudi, Mutela nilotica (22178) | |
| Gelasian - Calabrian | Kenya | Mutela nilotica (21396) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Congo-Kinshasa | Mutela nilotica (22066) | |
| Holocene | Sudan | Mutela nilotica (208787) Mutela niotica (208786) | |
| Holocene | Niger | Mutela sp. (83303 83304 83305) |