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Molva palaeomorpha
Taxonomy
Molva palaeomorpha was named by Schwarzhans (2003). Its type specimen is MGUH 26131, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sundkrogen [Lellinge Greensand], which is in a Selandian marine sandstone in the Lellinge Greensand Formation of Denmark.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2003 | Molva palaeomorpha Schwarzhans pp. 56-57 figs. figs. 22A-H |
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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.
†Molva palaeomorpha Schwarzhans 2003
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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W. Schwarzhans 2003 | Thin and elongated otoliths with a slightly
convex inner and a concave outer face. The dorsal rim is straight and the ventral rim is very shallow. The anterior tip is inframedian and the posterior tip is supramedian. The colliculi are about equal in size, tapering and pointed towards the narrow collum and widening to the outer margins. |