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Amphissites centronotus

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae

Taxonomy
Kirkbya centronota was named by Ulrich and Bassler (1906).

It was recombined as Amphissites (Amphissites) centronotus by Becker and Wang (1992); it was recombined as Amphissites centronotus by Kellett (1933), Ishizaki (1964), Fohrer (1997), Crasquin-Soleau (1997), Ferdinando (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Kirkbya centronota Ulrich and Bassler
1933Amphissites centronotus Kellett p. 95 figs. Pl 16, figs 16-22
1964Amphissites centronotus Ishizaki p. 149 figs. Pl 17, figs 4,5; text-fig 5
1992Amphissites (Amphissites) centronotus Becker and Wang p. 12 figs. Pl 1, fig 5
1997Amphissites centronotus Crasquin-Soleau p. 51 figs. Pl 2, figs 9-11
1997Amphissites centronotus Fohrer p. 114 figs. Pl 10, figs 7,8
2001Amphissites centronotus Ferdinando p. 44 figs. Pl 1, figs 29,30; pl 2, figs 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
suborderBeyrichicopinaScott 1961
superfamilyKirkbyoidea(Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
familyAmphissitidae(Knight 1928)
genusAmphissites
speciescentronotus(Ulrich and Bassler 1906)

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.

†Amphissites centronotus Ulrich and Bassler 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height30.4560.4400.4900.4400.029
valve height60.4460.3500.6100.4300.101

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-06 00:42:06
Modified: 2010-02-23 22:46:12
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Capitanian or 358.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Guizhou) Amphissites centronotus (58462)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Russian Federation (Komi) Amphissites centronotus (46576)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Guangxi) Amphissites centronotus (143423)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Texas) Amphissites centronotus (210784)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5Spain Amphissites centronotus (73298)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Amphissites centronotus (69773)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Amphissites centronotus (148422 215003 215051 215053)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Amphissites centronotus (95377 133136)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Austria Amphissites centronotus (108504)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Amphissites centronotus (95375)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (British Columbia) Amphissites centronotus (106669)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Amphissites centronotus (108223 108230 108237 108241 108244 108297 108298 108299)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Kansas) Amphissites centronotus (110316)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Amphissites centronotus (117948)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Canada (British Columbia) Amphissites centronotus (106670 106671 106673)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Amphissites centronotus (43517)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Amphissites centronotus (109844)