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Mola
Taxonomy
Mola was named by Linck (1790) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant. Its type is Mola mola.
It was assigned to Molidae by Weems (1985) and Purdy et al. (2001); and to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Molidae by Weems (1985) and Purdy et al. (2001); and to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1790 | Mola Linck |
| 1985 | Mola Weems p. 428 |
| 2001 | Mola Purdy et al. p. 188 |
| 2002 | Mola Sepkoski, Jr. |
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