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Candinia pliocaenica
Taxonomy
Candinia pliocaenica was named by Le Renard et al. (1996). Its type specimen is MZB 11617A, a valve (left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Poggio alla Staffa, near Pietrafitta (Colle di Val d'Elsa), which is in a Zanclean/Piacenzian coastal sandstone in Italy. It is the type species of Candinia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1996 | Candinia pliocaenica Le Renard et al. p. 232 figs. 1-4 |
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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.
†Candinia pliocaenica Le Renard et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Italy (Siena) | Candinia pliocaenica (type locality: 71102) |