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Micrabacia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Taxonomy
Micrabacia was named by Milne-Edwards (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: K Barr R Sepkoski's reference number: 2 No living represantatives of this genus are known (W. Kiessling)]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Micrabaciidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Micrabacia Milne-Edwards
1956Micrabacia Wells p. F390
2002Cyclobacia Sepkoski
2002Micrabacia Sepkoski
2003Cyclobacia Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905
genusMicrabaciaMilne-Edwards 1849

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.

G. †Micrabacia Milne-Edwards 1849
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†Micrabacia coronula Goldfuss 1826
†Micrabacia disca Wu 1975
†Micrabacia marylandica Stephenson 1916
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Invalid names: Micrabacia hilgardi Stephenson 1916 [synonym]
†Micrabacia radiata Goldfuss 1827
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Invalid names: Micrabacia americana Meek and Hayden 1876 [synonym], Micrabacia mineolensis Stephenson 1916 [synonym], Micrabacia mississippiensis Stephenson 1916 [synonym], Micrabacia navarroensis Wells 1933 [synonym], Micrabacia rotatilis Stephenson 1916 [synonym], Micrabacia stephensoni Wells 1933 [synonym], Micrabacia taylorensis Wells 1933 [synonym]
†Micrabacia suecica Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Invalid names: Cyclobacia [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 16:47:00
Modified: 2009-12-08 05:32:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Danian or 208.50000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (151 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardia) M. sp. (37322)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Egypt M. sp. (98325)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) M. sp. (65719 65736)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) M. coronula (81060 154013)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Ukraine M. coronula (87060)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Turkmenistan (Krasnovodskaya Oblast) M. coronula (86760)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Ukraine (Luhanska) M. coronula (77089)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Tajikistan M. coronula (86796)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany M. coronula (74195)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.1Georgia M. sp. (91629)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) M. coronula (4071 4072)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Kazakhstan M. coronula (86797)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany Cyclobacia fromenteli (74196)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Poland Stephanophyllia suecica (87053)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) M. sp. (7617)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Ukraine (Luhanska) M. suecica (77094)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Texas) M. taylorensis (123479 123481)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Montana) M. americana (87725)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skane) M. suecica (123002)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) M. taylorensis (123480)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Micrabacia indet. (32139)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) M. hilgardi (7472) M. stephensoni (123476 123477)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) M. hilgardi (6171 6172 6174 6175 6176)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Netherlands (Limburg) M. sp. (85264)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) M. hilgardi (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Arkansas) M. arkansasensis (123366)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) M. americana (87746)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) M. rotatilis, M. hilgardi (87743)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) M. americana (87747)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) M. hilgardi, M. mississippiensis (87744)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) M. sp. (4378 4380)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) M. hilgardi (7550) M. mineolensis (87745 123404 123484) M. sp. (4527 4528 4539 4541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) M. rotatilis, M. marylandica (87726 123473)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Colorado) M. americana (123482)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) M. hilgardi (123471) M. sp. (83239)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) M. sp. (4265 4267 4268 4277 4282 4291 4295 4299 4300 4301 4302 4303 4310 4320 4335)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) M. marylandica (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) M. sp. (4239 4240 4241 4245 4248 4250 4252 4259 4262 4263 4273 4275 4276)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) M. sp. (4101 4102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) M. sp. (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) M. sp. (7616)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) M. sp. (85267 85268 85271 85273 85274)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) M. sp. (4344 4347 4349 4350 4351 4352 4353 4354 4355)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) M. cribaria (83238) M. sp. (4177 4212 4215 4224 4230 4237 83225)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) M. mineolensis (4421) M. sp. (4418 4426 4427 4431 4435 4440 4452 4453 4454 4455 4457 4458 4460 4466 4467 4470 4485 4488 4490 4492) M. sp., M. navarroensis (4487)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) M. sp. (4364 4365 4366 4367 4368 4369 4370 4371 4372 4373 4374 4375)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) M. sp. (4122 4126 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands M. sp. (32177)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) M. sp. (4385)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands M. sp. (32162)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) M. sp. (85263)