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Taxonomy
Lucina elliptica was named by Borson (1825). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Megaxinus ellipticus by Kiel and Taviana (2018).
It was recombined as Megaxinus ellipticus by Kiel and Taviana (2018).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1825 | Lucina elliptica Borson p. 140 figs. pl. 9, fig. 5 |
2018 | Megaxinus ellipticus Kiel and Taviana |
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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.
†Megaxinus ellipticus Borson 1825
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.97000 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Langhian | Italy (Pordenone) | Megaxinus ellipticus (37372) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Lucina elliptica (84304) | |
Zanclean | Italy | Megaxinus ellipticus (194847) |