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Taxonomy
Lucina elegans was named by Defrance (1823) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Miltha (Cavilucina) elegans by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904); it was recombined as Phacoides (Cavilucina) elegans by Cossmann (1906); it was recombined as Phacoides elegans by Feuguer (1951); it was recombined as Monitilora elegans by Moore (1969); it was recombined as Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans by Glibert (1985).
It was recombined as Miltha (Cavilucina) elegans by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904); it was recombined as Phacoides (Cavilucina) elegans by Cossmann (1906); it was recombined as Phacoides elegans by Feuguer (1951); it was recombined as Monitilora elegans by Moore (1969); it was recombined as Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans by Glibert (1985).
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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.
†Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans Defrance 1823
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available