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Mickwitzia pretiosa

Mickwitziidae

Taxonomy
Mickwitzia pretiosa was named by Walcott (1908).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Mickwitzia pretiosa Walcott pp. 54 - 55 figs. Plate 7, Figure 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
familyMickwitziidaeGorjansky 1969
genusMickwitziaSchmidt 1888
speciespretiosa

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.

†Mickwitzia pretiosa Walcott 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-06-02 13:40:39
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:40:39
Source: g = genus, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Sweden Mickwitzia pretiosa (9878 9879 9880)