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Mimemala giganteum
Taxonomy
Liassocupes giganteus was named by Whalley (1985). Its type specimen is BMNH In 51026, an elytra, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Flatstones, Stonebarrow, Charmouth (Jackson collection), which is in an Obtusum marine mudstone in the United Kingdom.
It was recombined as Mimema giganteum by Ponomarenko (2006); it was recombined as Mimemala giganteum by Clapham (2023).
It was recombined as Mimema giganteum by Ponomarenko (2006); it was recombined as Mimemala giganteum by Clapham (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Liassocupes giganteus Whalley p. 167 figs. Fig 67 |
| 2006 | Mimema giganteum Ponomarenko p. 98 figs. Pl 10 fig 10 |
| 2023 | Mimemala giganteum Clapham |
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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.
†Mimemala giganteum Whalley 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||