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Polystira ecuadoriana
Taxonomy
Polystira oxytropis ecuadoriana was named by Olsson (1964) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Ecuador, Panama.]. Its type specimen is USNM 643960, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Pleuroliria (Polystira) ecuadoriana by Woodring (1970); it was recombined as Polystira ecuadoriana by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Pleuroliria (Polystira) ecuadoriana by Woodring (1970); it was recombined as Polystira ecuadoriana by Hendy et al. (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1964 | Polystira oxytropis ecuadoriana Olsson p. 91 figs. pl. 14, figs. 5, 5a |
1970 | Pleuroliria (Polystira) ecuadoriana Woodring p. 365 |
2008 | Polystira ecuadoriana Hendy et al. |
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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.
†Polystira ecuadoriana Olsson 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available