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Mitrocystites
Taxonomy
Mitrocystites is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Mitrocystidae.
It was assigned to Mitrocystitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Mitrocystitida by Lefebvre (2000); and to Mitrata by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Mitrocystitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Mitrocystitida by Lefebvre (2000); and to Mitrata by Sepkoski (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1967 | Mitrocystites Beaver et al. p. S552 |
| 2000 | Mitrocystites Lefebvre p. 904 fig. 12 |
| 2002 | Mitrocystites Sepkoski |
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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. †Mitrocystites
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 477.10000 to 399.50000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arenig | United Kingdom (England) | M. sp. (3705) | |
| Oretanian | Spain (Toledo) | M. sp. (20898) | |
| Llanvirn | Czechia (Prague) | M. sp. (76458) | |
| Letna - Harnagian | Czechia | M. mitra (3861) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany | M. styloideus (26904) |