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Parasaleniidae
Taxonomy
Parasaleninae was named by Mortensen (1903). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Parasaleniidae by Nisiyama (1966), Fell and Pawson (1966) and Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was assigned to Echinoida by Fell and Pawson (1966); to Echinoina by Nisiyama (1966); and to Camarodonta by Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was reranked as the family Parasaleniidae by Nisiyama (1966), Fell and Pawson (1966) and Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was assigned to Echinoida by Fell and Pawson (1966); to Echinoina by Nisiyama (1966); and to Camarodonta by Kroh and Smith (2010).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Parasaleniidae Fell and Pawson p. U436 |
| 1966 | Parasaleniidae Nisiyama p. 260 |
| 2010 | Parasaleniidae Kroh and Smith p. 171 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Micronesia, Federated States of (Mariana Islands) | Parasalenia mariane (204375) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Northern Mariana Islands | Parasalenia sp. (43371) |