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Micrichnus scotti

Xiphosura

Taxonomy
Micrichnus scotti was named by Abel (1926). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Princeton University quarry, which is in a Norian terrestrial sandstone in the Stockton Formation of New Jersey. It is the type species of Micrichnus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Micrichnus scotti Abel
1930Micrichnus scotti Hay p. 16
1939Micrichnus scotti Caster p. 796

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
genusMicrichnusAbel 1926
speciesscottiAbel 1926

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.

†Micrichnus scotti Abel 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-09-21 12:33:59
Modified: 2010-02-05 01:20:45
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Jersey) Micrichnus scotti (type locality: 190915)