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Micidus

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae

Taxonomy
Micidus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Adreninae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Micidus Sepkoski
2006Micidus Williams et al. p. 2016

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyStringocephaloideaKing 1850
familyMeganterididaeSchuchert and LeVene 1929
subfamilyAdreninaeBoucot 1994
genusMicidus

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. †Micidus
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) M. spp. (25696)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5USA (Alaska) M. stellae (3480 3483)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9USA (Alaska) M. stellae (3478)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) M. glaber, M. shandkyddi (39888) M. shandkyddi (39887 39889) M. shandkyddi, M. glaber (39884)