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Micromitra ✝
| Description | Micromitra is a genus of brachiopods known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. 160 specimens of Micromitra are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 0.3% of the community. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromitra, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Paterinidae : Micromitra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Paterinata : Paterinida : Paterinidae : Micromitra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Micromitra Meek, 1873 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Terr., 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Paterinata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Epifaunal suspension feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008); no pedical, probably rested on the sea floor=epifaunal (McKerrow, 1979); attached to Pirania (living). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Paterinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. B. Meek. 1873. Lists of fossils collected. Sixth Annual Report of the U.S. Geological Survey of the territories, embracing portions of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromitra |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Iphidea bella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra alabamaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra antiqua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra bella ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Micromitra charon species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra cloudensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra crenistria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra etheridgei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra harlanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra haydeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra horii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra labradorica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra lata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra lepida ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Micromitra louise species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra lucina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra manchuriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra nisus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra pannula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra paucicostellae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra pealei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra scotica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra sculptilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra semicircularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Micromitra stissingensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra stuarti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra subdita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra superba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra walcotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra wapta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra williardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Micromitra zenobia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Icodonta Bell, 1941 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Paterinidae : Icodonta |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1873 | Micromitra Meek |
| 1921 | Walcottina Cobbold |
| 1992 | Micromitra Bengtson p. 1030 |
| 1992 | Walcottina Bengtson p. 1030 |
| 2000 | Micromitra Williams et al. p. 153 |
| 2002 | Micromitra Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Walcottina Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
