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Megapalaeolenus
Taxonomy
Megapalaeolenus was named by Chang (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto-u Sepkoski's reference number: 463]. It is not extant. Its type is Palaeolenus deprati.
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeolenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeolenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Megapalaeolenus Chang |
| 2002 | Megapalaeolenus Jell and Adrain p. 404 |
| 2002 | Megapalaeolenus Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Megapalaeolenus Chang 1966
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Subg. †Megapalaeolenus (Latipalaeolenus) Guo and An 1982
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†Megapalaeolenus (Latipalaeolenus) houdapoensis Guo and An 1982
†Megapalaeolenus (Latipalaeolenus) latilimbatus Guo and An 1982
†Megapalaeolenus deprati Mansuy 1912
†Megapalaeolenus fengyangensis Chu 1962
†Megapalaeolenus longispinus Zhang et al. 1980
†Megapalaeolenus quadratus Yang et al. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available