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Metadictya
Taxonomy
Metadictya is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Cryptostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhinidictyidae by Jiménez-Sánchez et al. (2010) and Ernst et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Cryptostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhinidictyidae by Jiménez-Sánchez et al. (2010) and Ernst et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Metadictya Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Metadictya Jiménez-Sánchez et al. p. 707 |
| 2019 | Metadictya Ernst et al. p. 645 |
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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.
G. †Metadictya
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Aeronian or 445.20000 to 438.50000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirgu - Porkuni | Sweden (Dalarne) | M. borkholmiensis (73489) | |
| Porkuni | Sweden (Dalarna) | M. borkholmensis (2756) | |
| Porkuni | Estonia | M. borkholmiensis (158490) M. sp. (2757) | |
| Hirnantian | Norway (Oslo) | M. borkholmiensis (158489) M. sp. (2758) | |
| Hirnantian | Sweden | M. borkholmensis (164285) | |
| Rhuddanian | Norway | M. cingularis (14322) | |
| Aeronian | USA (New York) | M. sp. (202121) |