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Plesiocyprinellinae
Taxonomy
Plesiocyprinellinae was named by Simóes et al. (1997). Its type is Plesiocyprinella.
It was corrected as Plesiocyprellinae by Anelli et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Megadesmidae by Simóes et al. (1997) and Anelli et al. (2010); and to Pachydomidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was corrected as Plesiocyprellinae by Anelli et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Megadesmidae by Simóes et al. (1997) and Anelli et al. (2010); and to Pachydomidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1997 | Plesiocyprinellinae Simóes et al. p. 83 |
| 2010 | Plesiocyprellinae Anelli et al. p. 15 |
| 2010 | Plesiocyprinellinae Bouchet et al. |
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Subfm. †Plesiocyprinellinae Simóes et al. 1997
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G. †Casterella Mendes 1952
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†Casterella gratiosa Mendes 1952
†Casterella wardakensis Termier et al. 1974
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. G. Simóes et al. 1997 | Megadesmidae without a pedal elevator muscle scar. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Capitanian or 298.90000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (25 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asselian | Afghanistan | Casterella wardakensis (88265) | |
| Roadian | Brazil (São Paulo) | Tambaquyra camargoi (206752) | |
| Wordian | South Africa | Casterella gratiosa (41328) | |
| Wordian - Wuchiapingian | Brazil (São Paulo) | Plesiocyprinella carinata, Casterella gratiosa, Roxoa corumbataiensis (10178) Plesiocyprinella carinata, Casterella gratiosa, Roxoa corumbataiensis, Othonella araguaiana (10177 10179) | |
| Wordian - Wuchiapingian | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | Plesiocyprinella carinata, Othonella araguaiana (209027 209028) | |
| Capitanian | Brazil (Sao Paulo) | Itatamba paraima (151984) | |
| Capitanian - Wuchiapingian | Brazil (São Paulo) | Anoplophora intricans (206338) Plesiocyprinella carinata (206335 206336 206351 206354 206355 206356 206357) Plesiocyprinella carinata, Casterella gratiosa (206328) Plesiocyprinella carinata, Casterella gratiosa, Roxoa corumbataiensis (206327 206352 206353) Plesiocyprinella carinata, Pleuromya mactroides (206326) Plesiocyprinella carinata, Roxoa corumbataiensis (206350) Roxoa intrigans (206362) Tambaquyra camargoi (206753) |