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Mycerosia

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Mycerosia was named by Cooper (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call-m J Kimm Sepkoski's reference number: 877]. It is not extant. Its type is Mycerosia amygdaliformis.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Zeilleriinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species
M. amygdaliformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Mycerosia Cooper
2002Mycerosia Sepkoski
2006Mycerosia Williams et al. p. 2170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyZeilleriinaeAllan 1940
genusMycerosia

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. †Mycerosia Cooper 1989
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Mycerosia amygdaliformis Cooper 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height78.566.809.508.800.974

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Oxfordian or 166.10000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia M. amygdaliformis (98682)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) M. amygdaliformis (2596)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia M. amygdaliformis (98720 98844)