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Melipal
Taxonomy
Melipal was named by Schweitzer et al. (2006). Its type is Melipal chilensis.
It was assigned to Callianassidae by Schweitzer et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Axiidea by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Callianassidae by Schweitzer et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Axiidea by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Species
M. chilensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Melipal Schweitzer et al. |
| 2010 | Melipal Schweitzer et al. p. 38 |
| 2023 | Melipal Schweitzer et al. p. 21 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class | |||||
| References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene | Chile | M. chilensis (64832) |