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Scrobicula xysta

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Scrobiculidae

Taxonomy
Scrobicula xysta was named by Kesling and Chilman (1978) [Types: Holotype, carapace, UMMP 59604; Paratypes UMMP 59595-59601, 59603, 59605]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is UMMP 59604, a carapace.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Scrobicula xysta Kesling and Chilman pp. 72-73 figs. 81/28-66; 82/20-22

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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
orderLeperditellocopidaAbushik 1990
suborderLeiocopinaSchallreuter 1973
familyScrobiculidaePosner 1951
genusScrobicula
speciesxysta

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.

†Scrobicula xysta Kesling and Chilman 1978
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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: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Scrobicula xysta (38475 38476)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Scrobicula xysta (81857 206972 206973 206974)