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Bigalea
Taxonomy
Bigalea was named by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl D Give-l Sepkoski's reference number: 542]. It is not extant. Its type is Bigalea yangi. It is the type genus of Bigaleinae.
It was assigned to Hippocardiidae by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976), Johnston and Chatterton (1983); to Conocardioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bigaleinae by Rogalla and Amler (2006).
It was assigned to Hippocardiidae by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976), Johnston and Chatterton (1983); to Conocardioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bigaleinae by Rogalla and Amler (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1976 | Bigalea Pojeta and Runnegar |
| 1983 | Bigalea Johnston and Chatterton p. 850 |
| 2002 | Bigalea Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Bigalea Rogalla and Amler p. 185 |
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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.
G. †Bigalea Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
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†Bigalea aviformis Karczewski 1987
†Bigalea ohioensis Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
†Bigalea yangi Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Givetian or 425.00000 to 382.31000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Paadla | Poland | B. aviformis (167803) | |
| Ludfordian - Pridoli | USA (Oklahoma) | B. sp. (26824) | |
| Givetian | USA (Indiana) | B. ohioensis (154695) | |
| Givetian | USA (Michigan) | B. yangi (154696 154697) |