Microdictyon depressum Bengtson et al. 1990 (velvet worm)

Microdictyon

Full reference: S. Bengtson, S. Conway Morris, B. J. Cooper, P. A. Jell, and B. N. Runnegar. 1990. Early Cambrian fossils from South Australia. Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 9:1-364

Belongs to Microdictyon according to C. B. Skovsted 2006

See also Bengtson et al. 1990, Demidenko 2001 and Gravestock et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Microdictyon cuneum, Microdictyon effusum, Microdictyon montezumaensis, Microdictyon rhomboidale, Microdictyon robisoni, Microdictyon sinicum, Microdictyon sphaeroides

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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