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Testallium cepa
Taxonomy
Gastridium cepa was named by Sowerby (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Chile.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Testallium.
It was recombined as Testallium cepa by Frassinetti (2001) and Nielsen and Frassinetti (2003).
It was recombined as Testallium cepa by Frassinetti (2001) and Nielsen and Frassinetti (2003).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1846 | Gastridium cepa Sowerby p. 261 figs. pl. 4, figs. 68, 69 |
2001 | Testallium cepa Frassinetti p. 81 |
2003 | Testallium cepa Nielsen and Frassinetti p. 95 |
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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.
†Testallium cepa Sowerby 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available