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Magniplicatina gigantea
Taxonomy
Magniplicatina gigantea was named by Shen et al. (2003). Its type specimen is NMV P305966, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Qubu, Bed 15, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Qubuerga Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Magniplicatina gigantea Shen et al. p. 78 figs. Pl 9, figs 7-16 |
| 2018 | Magniplicatina gigantea Xu et al. p. 151 figs. Pl 1, figs 17-21 |
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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.
†Magniplicatina gigantea Shen et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | China (Xizang) | Magniplicatina gigantea (60585 type locality: 60587) | |
| Lopingian | China (Xizang) | Magniplicatina gigantea (192078 192079) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Xizang) | Magniplicatina gigantea (60594) |