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Maiorana
Taxonomy
Maiorana was named by Van Valen (1978). It is not extant. Its type is Maiorana noctiluca.
It was assigned to Periptychidae by Van Valen (1978), Carroll (1988) and Archibald (1998); and to Arctocyonidae by Tabuce et al. (2011) and Atteberry and Eberle (2021).
It was assigned to Periptychidae by Van Valen (1978), Carroll (1988) and Archibald (1998); and to Arctocyonidae by Tabuce et al. (2011) and Atteberry and Eberle (2021).
Species
M. ferrisensis, M. noctiluca (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1978 | Maiorana Van Valen |
1988 | Maiorana Carroll |
1998 | Maiorana Archibald p. 314 |
2011 | Maiorana Tabuce et al. p. 152 |
2021 | Maiorana Atteberry and Eberle |
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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.
G. †Maiorana Van Valen 1978
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†Maiorana ferrisensis Eberle and Lillegraven 1998
†Maiorana noctiluca Van Valen 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979 |