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Lygisma tenax
Taxonomy
Lygisma tenax was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1919). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is El Modena, which is in a Miocene marine shale in the Monterey Formation of California.
It was synonymized subjectively with Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis by David (1943).
It was synonymized subjectively with Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis by David (1943).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1919 | Lygisma tenax Jordan and Gilbert p. 33 figs. Plate VIII, Fig. 2 |
1920 | Lygisma tenax Jordan and Gilbert p. 7 |
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†Lygisma tenax Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available