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Microcornus petilus

Hyolithida - Nelegerocornidae

Taxonomy
Microcornus petilus was named by Bengtson et al. (1990) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Cambrian; South Australia. COMMENTS: Bengston in Bengston et al. 1990]. Its type specimen is SAMP 30887, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Microcornus petilus Bengtson et al. p. 217 fig. 145–147
2001Microcornus petilus Gravestock et al. p. 99 figs. Pl. X, fig. 10a, b
2004Microcornus petilus Malinky and Skovsted pp. 556-557 figs. 3C, D.
2006Microcornus petilus Wotte p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyNelegerocornidae
genusMicrocornus
speciespetilus

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.

†Microcornus petilus Bengtson et al. 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Dyeran or 521.00000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Microcornus petilus (96920 96966 97739 97740 97741 97742 97746 97747 97749 97750)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Antarctica (South Shetland Islands) Microcornus petilus (49691)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Microcornus petilus (50793 96914 96915 96917 96932 96958 96959 96963 96964 96965 97717 97751 97770 97774 97775)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland Microcornus petilus (49464)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) Microcornus petilus (96929 97986)