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Melicerion poikilon
Taxonomy
Melicerion poikilon was named by Porter et al. (2003). Its type specimen is HUPC# 62990 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sixtymile Canyon, which is in a Neoproterozoic marine mudstone in the Kwangunt Formation of Arizona. It is the type species of Melicerion.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Melicerion poikilon Porter et al. p. 423 figs. Figure 15.1–15.8 |
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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.
†Melicerion poikilon Porter et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. M. Porter et al. 2003 | VSMs with organic wall embedded with regularly arranged circular to elliptical bodies commonly preserved as per- forations; test with a length-to-width ratio less than three. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Neoproterozoic or 1000.00000 to 541.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoproterozoic | USA (Arizona) | Melicerion poikilon (type locality: 230323) |