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Plesiocyprinellinae
Taxonomy
Plesiocyprinellinae was named by Simóes et al. (1997). Its type is Plesiocyprinella.
It was corrected as Plesiocyprellinae by Anelli et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Megadesmidae by Simóes et al. (1997) and Anelli et al. (2010); and to Pachydomidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was corrected as Plesiocyprellinae by Anelli et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Megadesmidae by Simóes et al. (1997) and Anelli et al. (2010); and to Pachydomidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1997 | Plesiocyprinellinae Simóes et al. p. 83 |
| 2010 | Plesiocyprellinae Anelli et al. p. 15 |
| 2010 | Plesiocyprinellinae Bouchet et al. |
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Subfm. †Plesiocyprinellinae Simóes et al. 1997
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G. †Casterella Mendes 1952
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†Casterella gratiosa Mendes 1952
†Casterella wardakensis Termier et al. 1974
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. G. Simóes et al. 1997 | Megadesmidae without a pedal elevator muscle scar. |