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Aforia ecuadoriana
Taxonomy
Aforia ecuadoriana was named by Olsson (1964). Its type locality is Quebrada Camarones [Esmeraldas Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone/sandstone in the Esmeraldas Formation of Ecuador.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1964 | Aforia ecuadoriana Olsson p. 112 figs. Pl. 17, figs, 2,2a |
| 1988 | Aforia ecuadoriana Petuch p. 100 |
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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.
†Aforia ecuadoriana Olsson 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: superf = superfamily, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.98000 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene | Grenada | Aforia ecuadoriana (58667) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Ecuador | Aforia ecuadoriana (131293 131334) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Ecuador (Manabi) | Aforia ecuadoriana (type locality: 60771) |