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Meridensia meridensis
Taxonomy
Pholidophorus meridensis was named by de Alessandri (1910) [Original holotype destroyed in World War II; neotype chosen]. Its type specimen is PIMUZ T.3272, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Meridensia.
It was recombined as Meridensia meridensis by Andersson (1916), Brough (1939) and Bürgin (1992).
It was recombined as Meridensia meridensis by Andersson (1916), Brough (1939) and Bürgin (1992).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1910 | Pholidophorus meridensis de Alessandri p. 134 figs. Pl 9, fig 12 |
1916 | Meridensia meridensis Andersson p. 26 fig. 3 |
1939 | Meridensia meridensis Brough p. 6 figs. Pl 2; pl 6, fig 6; text-figs 1-3 |
1939 | Meridensia gibba Brough p. 11 figs. Pl 6, fig 5; tex-figs 4,5 |
1992 | Meridensia meridensis Bürgin p. 62 figs. 60-73 |
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†Meridensia meridensis de Alessandri 1910
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Invalid names: Meridensia gibba Brough 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available