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Episiphon
Taxonomy
Episiphon was named by Pilsbry (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: J l R]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Dentalium (Episiphon) by Gardner (1947).
It was assigned to Dentalium by Gardner (1947); to Gadilinidae by Wells and Houston (2001); to Scaphopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Episiphoninae by Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
It was reranked as Dentalium (Episiphon) by Gardner (1947).
It was assigned to Dentalium by Gardner (1947); to Gadilinidae by Wells and Houston (2001); to Scaphopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Episiphoninae by Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1897 | Episiphon Pilsbry |
| 1947 | Dentalium (Episiphon) Gardner p. 627 |
| 2001 | Episiphon Wells and Houston p. 109 |
| 2002 | Episiphon Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Episiphon Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1 |
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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. Episiphon Pilsbry 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Middle Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 167.70000 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Bathonian | Poland | E. sp. (141277) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Texas) | E. gracilis (84325 178054) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | E. sp. (8124) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Texas) | E. gracilis (205223 205521) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Florida) | Dentalium schumoi (41760 42222 42281 42290 42328 42366) | |
| Serravallian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | E. sp. (135818) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | Dentalium innumerabile (93051 93171) E. sp. (145519) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Panama (Bocas) | E. sp. (135839) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | Dentalium schumoi, Dentalium macilentum (58522) E. macilentum (69094) | |
| Piacenzian | Panama (Bocas) | E. sp. (135876) |