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Microdictyon effusum

Taxonomy
Microdictyon effusum was named by Bengtson et al. (1981). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Microdictyon effusum Bengtson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumOnychophoraGrube 1853
genusMicrodictyonBengston et al. 1981
specieseffusumBengtson et al. 1981

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.

Microdictyon effusum Bengtson et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-02-20 18:43:51
Modified: 2010-05-17 06:33:06
Source: g = genus
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kyrgyzstan Microdictyon effusum (99326 99328)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) Microdictyon effusum (86679)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kazakhstan Microdictyon effusum (99299 99300 99301 99303)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Kazakhstan Microdictyon effusum (99362)