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Metaxys fossa
Taxonomy
Etoblattina fossa was named by Scudder (1895). Its type specimen is Coll Huston 182, a tegmen (fragment), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Willis Creek near Steubenville, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial shale in the Conemaugh Formation of Ohio. It is the type species of Metaxys.
It was recombined as Metaxys fossa by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920) and Handlirsch (1922).
It was recombined as Metaxys fossa by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920) and Handlirsch (1922).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Etoblattina fossa Scudder p. 70 figs. Pl 4 fig 5 |
| 1906 | Metaxys fossa Handlirsch p. 233 figs. Pl XXIV fig 13 |
| 1920 | Metaxys fossa Handlirsch p. 446 |
| 1922 | Metaxys fossa Handlirsch p. 146 |
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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.
†Metaxys fossa Scudder 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Stephanian or 307.50000 to 300.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanian | USA (Ohio) | Etoblattina fossa (type locality: 123812) |