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Microphocaena
Taxonomy
Microphocaena was named by Kudrin and Tatarinov (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Berta (2017).
It was assigned to Phocaenidae by Kudrin and Tatarinov (1966); to Phocoeninae by de Muizon (1988); to Kentriodontinae by Barnes (1978), McKenna and Bell (1997); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kentriodontidae by Barnes (1985), Carroll (1988), Benton (1993), Ichishima et al. (1995), Berta (2017).
It was assigned to Phocaenidae by Kudrin and Tatarinov (1966); to Phocoeninae by de Muizon (1988); to Kentriodontinae by Barnes (1978), McKenna and Bell (1997); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kentriodontidae by Barnes (1985), Carroll (1988), Benton (1993), Ichishima et al. (1995), Berta (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Microphocaena Kudrin and Tatarinov p. 69 |
| 1978 | Microphocaena Barnes p. 26 |
| 1985 | Microphocaena Barnes p. 25 |
| 1988 | Microphocaena Carroll |
| 1988 | Microphocaena de Muizon p. 162 |
| 1993 | Microphocaena Benton p. 762 |
| 1995 | Microphocaena Ichishima et al. p. 487 |
| 1997 | Microphocaena McKenna and Bell p. 388 |
| 2002 | Microphocaena Sepkoski |
| 2017 | Microphocaena Berta |
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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. †Microphocaena Kudrin and Tatarinov 1966
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†Microphocaena podolica Kudrin and Tatarinov 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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