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Mackenzia

Anthozoa - Actiniaria

Taxonomy
Mackenzia was named by Walcott (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 199,1131].

It was assigned to Actiniaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Actinaria by Bayer et al. (1956) and Bambach et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Mackenzia Walcott
1956Mackenzia Bayer et al. p. F233
2002Mackenzia Sepkoski
2007Mackenzia Bambach et al. p. S80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
Hexacorallia()
orderActiniaria
genusMackenziaWalcott 1911

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. †Mackenzia Walcott 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Comments: Erect, non-motile attached, predator (Bambach et al., 2007).g
Created: 2009-03-08 17:57:58
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:57:58
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Delamaran or 511.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) M. costalis (84426 84428)