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Merocidaris propinqua
Taxonomy
Cidarites propinquus was named by Muenster (1826).
It was recombined as Cidaris propinqua by Wright (1851); it was recombined as Merocidaris propinqua by Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller (2015), Hostettler et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Cidaris propinqua by Wright (1851); it was recombined as Merocidaris propinqua by Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller (2015), Hostettler et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1826 | Cidarites propinquus Muenster |
| 1851 | Cidaris propinqua Wright p. 250 figs. Pl 11, fig 6 |
| 2015 | Merocidaris propinqua Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller p. 222 figs. Pl 9, figs 1a-d, 2a-e, 3a-c, 4a,b |
| 2017 | Merocidaris propinqua Hostettler et al. p. 426 figs. Pl 7, fig 1a |
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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.
†Merocidaris propinqua Muenster 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Oxfordian | Switzerland | Merocidaris propinqua (196408) | |
| Middle Oxfordian | Switzerland (Basellandschaft) | Merocidaris propinqua (196422) | |
| Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian | Switzerland | Merocidaris propinqua (196421) |