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Meridiania convexa

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Meridiania convexa was named by Case (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bashi Formation, Meridian, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in the Bashi Formation of Mississippi.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Meridiania convexa Case
2010Meridiania convexa Cicimurri p. 100
2015Meridiania convexa Case et al. p. 1129
2019Meridiania convexa Ebersole et al. p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusMeridiania
speciesconvexaCase 1994

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.

Meridiania convexa Case 1994
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Diagnosis
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