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Rigidella mitis

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Tetradellidae

Taxonomy
Steusloffia mitis was named by Opik (1935). It is the type species of Rigidella.

It was recombined as Rigidella mitis by Henningsmoen (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. cannonensis, R. plattformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Rigidella mitis Henningsmoen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderHollinocopidaHenningsmoen 1965
suborderHollinocopinaSwartz 1936
superfamilyHollinaceaSwartz 1936
familyTetradellidaeSwartz 1936
subfamilyBassleratiinaeSchmidt 1941
genusRigidellaOpik 1937
speciesmitis(Opik 1935)

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.

†Rigidella mitis Opik 1935
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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: Volkhov or 471.30000 to 469.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Russian Federation (Leningrag oblast) Rigidella mitis (235818)