Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Calanticidae
Alternative spelling: Calantica (Scillaelepas)
Parent taxon: Calanticidae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Buckeridge 1983, Jones 2007, Sepkoski 2002 and Withers 1923
Sister taxa: Aurivillialepas, Calantica, Crosnieriella, Euscalpellum, Gruvelialepas, Newmanilepas, Paracalantica, Smilium, Zeascalpellum
Subtaxa: Calantica (Scillaelepas) angulata Calantica (Scillaelepas) arguata Calantica (Scillaelepas) australiensis Calantica (Scillaelepas) blanchensis Calantica (Scillaelepas) cardabia Calantica (Scillaelepas) ginginensis Calantica (Scillaelepas) kendricki Calantica (Scillaelepas) studeri Calantica (Scillaelepas) waitemata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Switzerland (1 collection)
• Eocene of New Zealand (4)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of Australia (7), Sweden (1)
Total: 14 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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