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Langdaia laolongdongensis

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Knoxitidae

Taxonomy
Langdaia laolongdongensis was named by Crasquin-Soleau and Kershaw (2005). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laolongdong L2, which is in the Induan of wackestone the Feixiangguan Formation China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Langdaia laolongdongensis Crasquin-Soleau and Kershaw
2008Langdaia laolongdongensis Crasquin p. 238 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
suborderKloedenellocopinaScott 1961
superfamilyKloedenelloidea(Ulrich and Bassler 1908)
familyKnoxitidaeEgorov 1950
genusLangdaia
specieslaolongdongensisCrasquin-Soleau and Kershaw 2005

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.

†Langdaia laolongdongensis Crasquin-Soleau and Kershaw 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height60.3640.3300.4000.3600.023
valve height20.4000.3900.4100.4000.014

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 Changhsingian to the top of the Griesbachian or 254.14000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Langdaia laolongdongensis (97919 97920)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Italy Langdaia laolongdongensis (87158 87161 87162 87167 87168)
Induan251.902 - 249.9China (Sichuan) Langdaia laolongdongensis (type locality: 45895 47904)