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Osedax
Taxonomy
Osedax was named by Rouse et al. (2004). It is extant. Its type is Osedax rubiplumus.
It was assigned to Siboglinidae by Rouse et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Siboglinidae by Rouse et al. (2004).
Species
O. frankpressi, O. rubiplumus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2004 | Osedax Rouse et al. |
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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. Osedax Rouse et al. 2004
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Osedax frankpressi Rouse et al. 2004
Osedax rubiplumus Rouse et al. 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rupelian | USA (Washington) | O. sp. (45808 58964) | |
| Chattian | USA (Washington) | O. sp. (45809 187941 194068) | |
| Zanclean | Spain (Andalusia) | O. sp. (232725) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy | O. sp. (47428) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | O. rubiplumus, O. frankpressi (132550) |