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Signetopsis

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Signetopsidae

Taxonomy
Signetopsis was named by Henningsmoen (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l S Prid]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Signetopsidae.

It was assigned to Palaeocopida by Benson et al. (1961), Sepkoski (2002); and to Signetopsidae by Abushik and Evdokimova (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Signetopsis Henningsmoen
1961Signetopsis Benson et al. p. Q197
2002Signetopsis Sepkoski
2016Signetopsis Abushik and Evdokimova p. 684

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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
orderHollinocopidaHenningsmoen 1965
suborderPrimitiopsicopinaSchallreuer 1986
familySignetopsidaeHenningsmoen 1954
genusSignetopsisHenningsmoen 1954

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. †Signetopsis Henningsmoen 1954
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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: Alvarez et al. 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 426.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0Russian Federation S. sp. (23500)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Ukraine S. semicircularis, S. quadrigibbera, S. malornata (23374)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation S. sp. (23640 24746 239634)