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Plethocardiidae
Taxonomy
Plethocardiidae was named by Scarlato and Starobogatov (1979).
It was assigned to Megalodontoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Mecynodontoidea by Carter et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Megalodontoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Mecynodontoidea by Carter et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Plethocardiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov |
| 2010 | Plethocardiidae Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Plethocardiidae Carter et al. p. 14 |
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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.
Fm. †Plethocardiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available