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Taxonomy
Gryphoca similis was named by Van Beneden (1876) [No type specimen number listed by Van Beneden (1876). IRSNB 1081, Ct. M. 217 is designated as the lectotype by Koretsky & Ray (2008).]. Its type specimen is IRSNB 1081, Ct. M. 217, a limb element (left humerus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wommelgem, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in Belgium.
It was recombined as Halichoerus (Gryphoca) similis by Trouessart (1898), Trouessart (1904) and Friant (1947).
It was recombined as Halichoerus (Gryphoca) similis by Trouessart (1898), Trouessart (1904) and Friant (1947).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1874 | Gryphoca similis Vanden Broeck p. 199 |
1876 | Gryphoca similis Van Beneden p. 798 |
1898 | Halichoerus (Gryphoca) similis Trouessart p. 382 |
1904 | Halichoerus (Gryphoca) similis Trouessart p. 285 |
1922 | Gryphoca similis Kellogg p. 115 |
1947 | Halichoerus (Gryphoca) similis Friant p. 6 |
1976 | Gryphoca similis Ray p. 394 |
2001 | Gryphoca similis Koretsky p. 85 |
2003 | Gryphoca similis Deméré et al. p. 49 figs. Fig. 3.3 |
2008 | Gryphoca similis Koretsky and Barnes p. 546 |
2008 | Gryphoca similis Koretsky and Ray p. 89 |
2014 | Gryphoca similis Koretsky et al. p. 423 |
2022 | Gryphoca similis Berta et al. p. 7 figs. Table 1.1 |
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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.
†Gryphoca similis Van Beneden 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Gingerich 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carreño and Cronin 1993 |
Collections (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Miocene | Netherlands | Gryphoca similis (88806) | |
Langhian - Serravallian | Belgium (Antwerpen) | Gryphoca similis (51680) | |
Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Gryphoca similis (52582) | |
Zanclean | Belgium (Antwerpen) | Gryphoca similis (57701) | |
Pliocene | Belgium (Antwerpen) | Gryphoca similis (type locality: 67029) |