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Mimiidae

Mimiidae

Taxonomy
Mimiidae was named by Gardiner (1993). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Choo (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Mimiidae Gardiner
2012Mimiidae Choo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
familyMimiidaeGardiner 1993
familyMimiidaeGardiner 1993

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.

Fm. †Mimiidae Gardiner 1993
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G. †Mimipiscis Choo 2012
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†Mimipiscis bartrami Choo 2012
†Mimipiscis toombsi Gardiner and Bartram 1977
Invalid names: Mimia Gardiner and Bartram 1977 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 382.70000 to 382.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Australia (Western Australia) Mimia toombsi (225696) Mimipiscis bartrami (225574 225575 225576 225577) Mimipiscis toombsi (225695 226043)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (New South Wales) Mimia toombsi (232510)