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Scrobicula microspinosa

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Scrobiculidae

Taxonomy
Scrobicula microspinosa was named by Kesling and Chilman (1978) [Types: Holotype, complete carapace, UMMP 59703; Paratypes, UMMP 59701-02, 59704-07]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is UMMP 59703, a carapace.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Scrobicula microspinosa Kesling and Chilman p. 73

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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
speciesmicrospinosa

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 microspinosa 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: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008
Collections
No collection or age range data are available