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Caesariella
Taxonomy
Caesariella was named by Liljedahl (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1117].
It was assigned to Malletiidae by Liljedahl (1994); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Malletiidae by Liljedahl (1994); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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L. Liljedahl 1994 | Malletiid with prosogyrate anteriorly extended and posteriorlytruncated shell, external ligament posterior to beaks; margins even; teeth forming an uninterrupted series below beak, anterior and posterior part ofhinge almost equal, most distal teeth chevron-shaped, apices towards beak, proximal teeth lamellar; pallial line slightly sinuate. |