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Microdictyon rhomboidale ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9703687https://www.gbif.org/species/9703687
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)366488https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=366488
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Onychophora : Microdictyon : Microdictyon rhomboidale
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Onychophora : Microdictyon : Microdictyon rhomboidale
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumOnychophoraGrube 1853
genusMicrodictyonBengston et al. 1981
speciesMicrodictyon rhomboidaleBengtson et al. 1986
Generic NameMicrodictyon
Scientific NameMicrodictyon rhomboidale Bengtson et al., 1986
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Microdictyon rhomboidalespeciesbelongs to Microdictyonstated with evidenceBengtson et al., 1986
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Motilityactively mobile (based on Microdictyon)
Visionwell-developed (based on Microdictyon)
Dietgrazer (based on Microdictyon)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. Bengtson, S. C. Matthews, and V. V. Missarzhevsky. 1986. The Cambrian netlike fossil Microdictyon. In A. Hoffman, M. H. Nitecki (eds.), Problematic fossil taxa 5:97-115

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1986Microdictyon rhomboidale Bengtson et al. pp. 103-105 figs. 4-6

References

Bengtson S., Matthews S. C., et al (1986) The Cambrian netlike fossil Microdictyon, Problematic fossil taxa 5, 97-115
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!
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