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Microdictyon cuneum ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9735052https://www.gbif.org/species/9735052
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)366490https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=366490
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Onychophora : Microdictyon : Microdictyon cuneum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Onychophora : Microdictyon : Microdictyon cuneum
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 cuneumWotte & Sundberg 2017
Generic NameMicrodictyon
Scientific NameMicrodictyon cuneum Wotte & Sundberg, 2017
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Microdictyon cuneumspeciesbelongs to Microdictyonstated with evidenceWotte and Sundberg, 2017
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)T. Wotte and F. A. Sundberg. 2017. Small shelly fossils from the Montezuman-Delamaran of the Great Basin in Nevada and California. Journal of Paleontology 91(5):883-901

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2017Microdictyon cuneum Wotte and Sundberg p. 897 figs. 8.26, 8.27

References

Wotte T., Sundberg F. A. (2017) Small shelly fossils from the Montezuman-Delamaran of the Great Basin in Nevada and California, Journal of Paleontology 91 5, 883-901 doi:10.1017/jpa.2017.8
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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