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Microcaris minuta

Thylacocephala - Concavicarida - Microcarididae

Taxonomy
Microcaris minuta was named by Pinna (1974). Its type specimen is MCSN 3140, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cene, Seriana Valley, which is in an Alaunian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Zorzino Limestone Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Microcaris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Microcaris minuta Pinna p. 31 figs. Pl 15, figs 1,2
2014Microcaris minuta Schram p. 352

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
orderConcavicaridaBriggs and Rolfe 1983
familyMicrocarididaeSchram 2014
genusMicrocaris
speciesminuta

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.

Microcaris minuta Pinna 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:54:11
Modified: 2010-02-06 06:20:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Alaunian or 244.24000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Slovenia Microcaris minuta (166628)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Italy (Lombardia) Microcaris minuta (type locality: 59639)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Microcaris minuta (83370)