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Megamyonia nitens
Taxonomy
Strophomena nitens was named by Billings (1860). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Rafinesquina nitens by Schuchert (1897); it was recombined as Leptaena nitens by Twenhofel (1928); it was recombined as Megamyonia nitens by Stearn (1956) and Jin et al. (1997).
It was recombined as Rafinesquina nitens by Schuchert (1897); it was recombined as Leptaena nitens by Twenhofel (1928); it was recombined as Megamyonia nitens by Stearn (1956) and Jin et al. (1997).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Strophomena nitens Billings pp. 38-39 figs. Pl. 14, figs. 4-14; Text-fig. 33 |
| 1897 | Rafinesquina nitens Schuchert p. 339 |
| 1928 | Leptaena nitens Twenhofel p. 186 figs. Plate XVII, figure 19; Plate XVIII, figures 13, 14 |
| 1956 | Megamyonia nitens Stearn p. 101 figs. Pl. 11, figs. 9-11 |
| 1997 | Megamyonia nitens Jin et al. pp. 31 - 32 figs. Plate 13, figures 6-14; Plate 14, figures 1-8; Figure 13 |
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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.
†Megamyonia nitens Billings 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available