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Maeandropolydora

Taxonomy
Maeandropolydora was named by Voigt (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes R Sepkoski's reference number: ZR85].

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975); to Spiomorpha by Sepkoski (2002); and to Osteichnidae by Maisch et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Maeandropolydora Voigt
1975Maeandropolydora Hantzschel
2002Maeandropolydora Sepkoski
2020Maeandropolydora Maisch et al. p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusMaeandropolydoraVoigt 1965

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.

G. †Maeandropolydora Voigt 1965
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†Maeandropolydora osmaneliensis Nielsen and Gormus 2004
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Long, meandering furrows sunk into outer or inner side of Cretaceous oysters and pectinids; width 0.5 to 1.2 mm; resembling U-shaped tubes of Polydora but without spreite.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Holocene or 161.50000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France M. sulcans (11085)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Türkiye M. osmaneliensis (200056)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) M. sp. (73944 73945 73946 73949 73950 73951 73952 73953 73954 73955 73956 73957 73997)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) M. sp. (73943)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt M. sp. (13102)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Spain M. sp. (153717)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain M. sp. (240765)