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Mackenziidae

Mackenziidae

Taxonomy
Mackenziidae was named by Conway Morris (1993). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Mackenzia.

It was assigned to Cnidaria by Runnegar et al. (2024).

Subtaxa
Archaeichnium, Mackenzia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Mackenziidae Conway Morris
2024Mackenziidae Runnegar et al. pp. 31 - 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
RankNameAuthor
familyMackenziidae
familyMackenziidae

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.

Fm. †Mackenziidae Conway Morris 1993
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G. †Archaeichnium Glaessner 1963
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Archaeichnium haughtoni Glaessner 1963
G. †Mackenzia Walcott 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Delamaran or 635.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Namibia Archaeichnium haughtoni (236924 237209 237210 237213) Archaeichnium sp. (7910)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Australia (South Australia) Archaeichnium sp. (191904 191905)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0USA (Nevada) Archaeichnium sp. (7180)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Mackenzia costalis (84426 84428 121959)