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Muscites
Taxonomy
Muscites was named by Brongniart (1828) [Type specie: Muscites tournalii Brongniart 1828.]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Muscites tournalii.
It was assigned to Bryophyta by Brongniart (1828), Andrews (1970); and to Bryopsida by Mamontov and Ignatov (2020).
It was assigned to Bryophyta by Brongniart (1828), Andrews (1970); and to Bryopsida by Mamontov and Ignatov (2020).
Species
M. tournalii (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1828 | Muscites Brongniart |
| 1970 | Muscites Andrews |
| 2020 | Muscites Mamontov and Ignatov p. 1361 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 237.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (27 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladinian - Carnian | Argentina (Mendoza) | M. sp. 1 (29404) | |
| Carnian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | M. sp. (23004 23131 23142 23259 23263) | |
| Carnian | South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) | M. sp. (23002) | |
| Carnian | Lesotho | M. sp. (23075) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | South Africa (Free State) | M. sp. (23262) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) | M. sp. (23003 23015 23076) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | M. sp. (23147 23224 23228 23229 23257 23266) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Russian Federation | M. sp. 1 (30671) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | Russian Federation | M. sp. 1 (30827) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | M. spp. (217431) | |
| Albian - Cenomanian | Argentina (Chubut) | M. sp. (150880) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | M. sp. (150634) | |
| MP 13 | Germany (Eifel) | M. sp. (24201) | |
| Oligocene - Miocene | USA (Montana) | M. gracilens (24315) | |
| Miocene - Oligocene | USA (Montana) | M. gracilens (23975) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Ecuador | M. sp. (32188) |