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Microcornus parvulus

Hyolithida - Nelegerocornidae

Taxonomy
Microcornus parvulus was named by Mambetov (1972) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Cambrian; Kazakhstan.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mally Karatau Range, Uchbas River [Shabakta Suite], which is in an Atdabanian marine dolomite in the Shabakty Formation of Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Microcornus parvulus Mambetov pp. 268-269
2006Microcornus parvulus Wotte p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyNelegerocornidae
genusMicrocornus
speciesparvulus

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.

Microcornus parvulus Mambetov 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Botomian or 530.70000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Microcornus parvulus (155446)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) Microcornus parvulus (57690)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kyrgyzstan Microcornus parvulus (99328 99329)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kazakhstan Microcornus parvulus (type locality: 10172 99303 99324)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) Microcornus parvulus (79931 79932)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Kazakhstan Microcornus parvulus (99362)