Genus
Microptychoites Dong, 1984 nomen nudum
Taxon description
Porter, 2016
Diagnosis: Non-branching tunnels and grooves nearly straight to variably curving. Cross-section more or less circular; diameter uniform, ranging approximately from 2 µm to 80 µm in width. Substrate apatite as phosphatic or phosphatized tissues.
Selection of related publications
Porter, S. M. 2016. Tiny vampires in ancient seas: evidence for predation via perforation in fossils from the 780–740 million-year-old Chuar Group, Grand Canyon, USA. Proceedings of the Royal Society 283, 1831, 185-195. Elsevier BV. DOI:10.1098/rspb.2016.0221
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Classification
References based on distribution
- Porter, 2016 Bornholm, Denmark Middle Cambrian (old nomenclature)
- Porter, 2016 Bornholm, Denmark Middle Cambrian (old nomenclature)
- Porter, 2016 Middle Cambrian (old nomenclature)