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Elephantanellum
Taxonomy
Elephantanellum was named by Barsch (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 559]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Caecum (Elephantanellum) by da Silva Forti (1969).
It was assigned to Caecum by da Silva Forti (1969); to Caecidae by Ladd (1972) and Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Caecum (Elephantanellum) by da Silva Forti (1969).
It was assigned to Caecum by da Silva Forti (1969); to Caecidae by Ladd (1972) and Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1920 | Elephantanellum Barsch |
| 1969 | Caecum (Elephantanellum) da Silva Forti p. 105 |
| 1972 | Elephantanellum Ladd p. 23 |
| 2001 | Elephantanellum Todd |
| 2002 | Elephantanellum Sepkoski |
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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. Elephantanellum Barsch 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Marshall Islands | E. sp. A (43320) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Venezuela | E. puntagordanum (131210 131218 131363) |