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Taxonomy
Cixius maculatus was named by Brodie (1845). It is an impression. Its type locality is Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck, which is in a Berriasian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Cixioides.
It was recombined as Cixioides maculatus by Handlirsch (1906) and Szwedo et al. (2004).
It was recombined as Cixioides maculatus by Handlirsch (1906) and Szwedo et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1845 | Cixius maculatus Brodie pp. 33, 120 figs. Pl 2, fig 8 |
| 1906 | Cixioides maculatus Handlirsch p. 640 figs. Pl LI fig 31 |
| 2004 | Cixioides maculatus Szwedo et al. p. 85 |
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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.
†Cixioides maculatus Brodie 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Middle Berriasian or 145.00000 to 140.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Cixius maculatus (type locality: 104008) |