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Suborder:
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Paraceltitina 
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Superfamily:
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Xenodiscoidea 
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Family:
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Tapashanitidae 
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Genus:
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Tapashanites 
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Species:
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ellipticus | 
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Qualifier:
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Author:
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	Xu 1977,p.578	 
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Lower Boundary:
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Capitanian--Wuchiapingian [CAP--DZH], 260.4 million years
 
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Upper Boundary:
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Permian--Triassic (Induan base), 251 million years
 
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