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Scofieldia

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Drepanellidae

Taxonomy
Scofieldia was named by Ulrich and Bassler (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Drepanellidae by Benson et al. (1961); and to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Scofieldia Ulrich and Bassler
1961Scofieldia Benson et al.
2002Scofieldia Sepkoski

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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
orderBeyrichicopida(Pokorný 1954)
suborderBinodicopina(Schallreuter 1972)
familyDrepanellidaeUlrich and Bassler 1923
genusScofieldiaUlrich and Bassler 1908

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.

G. †Scofieldia Ulrich and Bassler 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Shermanian to the top of the Rocklandian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kirkfieldian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. bilateralis (23177)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. bilateralis (219965)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. bilateralis (23124 23148 23174)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) S. bilateralis (23217)