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Scopus
Taxonomy
Scopus was named by Brisson (1760). It is extant.
It was assigned to Scopidae by Carroll (1988), Livezey and Zusi (2007), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Scopidae by Carroll (1988), Livezey and Zusi (2007), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1760 | Scopus Brisson |
| 1988 | Scopus Carroll |
| 2007 | Scopus Livezey and Zusi p. 27 |
| 2014 | Scopus del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Scopus Clements et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanclean | South Africa | S. xenopus (22227) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Madagascar | S. umbretta (195018) | |
| Holocene | South Africa | S. umbretta (215441) |