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Microantyx pseudobotoni

Ophiocistioidea - Rotasacciidae

Taxonomy
Microantyx pseudobotoni was named by Kozur and Mostler (1989). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype KoMo 1988/1/2/111-94 a and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rupe del Passo di Burgio, Sosio Valley, which is in a Wordian offshore limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Microantyx pseudobotoni Kozur and Mostler p. 679 figs. pl. 1 figs 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classOphiocistioidea()
familyRotasacciidae
genusMicroantyx
speciespseudobotoni

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.

†Microantyx pseudobotoni Kozur and Mostler 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2010-01-15 07:38:35
Modified: 2010-01-15 09:38:35
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Haude 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Microantyx pseudobotoni (type locality: 97875)