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Chironomopsis extinctus
Taxonomy
Chironomus extinctus was named by Brodie (1845). It is a compression fossil. 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 was recombined as Chironomopsis extinctus by Handlirsch (1906).
It was recombined as Chironomopsis extinctus by Handlirsch (1906).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1845 | Chironomus extinctus Brodie pp. 34, 121 figs. Pl 4, fig 5 |
1906 | Chironomopsis extinctus Handlirsch p. 632 |
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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.
†Chironomopsis extinctus Brodie 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 |
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) | Chironomus extinctus (type locality: 104008) |