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Taxonomy
Meretrix indica was named by Cox (1930). Its type locality is Hangu Shales - Samana Range, Pakistan, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marginal marine shale in the Hangu Formation of Pakistan.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1930 | Meretrix indica Cox p. 207 figs. 22: 3, 7 |
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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.
†Meretrix indica Cox 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Selandian - Thanetian | Pakistan (North-West Frontier) | Meretrix indica (type locality: 52132) |