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Paramickwitzia boreussinaensis

Mickwitziidae

Taxonomy
Paramickwitzia boreussinaensis was named by Pan et al. (2020). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 168765 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shuiyu section. 4.0 m, which is in a Nangaoian shallow subtidal siltstone in the Xinji Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Paramickwitzia boreussinaensis Pan et al. pp. 526 - 528 figs. 10, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
familyMickwitziidaeGorjansky 1969
genusParamickwitzia
speciesboreussinaensis

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.

†Paramickwitzia boreussinaensis Pan et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2004-02-28 13:56:03
Modified: 2009-10-11 01:28:22
Source: p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Shanxi) Paramickwitzia boreussinaensis (type locality: 234759)