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Cavellina triassica

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cavellinidae

Taxonomy
Cavellina triassica was named by Crasquin (2008). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bulla section BU24, upper Mazzin Member, Ortisei, which is in a Griesbachian open shallow subtidal mudstone/siltstone in the Werfen Formation of Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Cavellina triassica Crasquin p. 255 figs. Pl 6, figs 13,14

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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
orderPlatycopidaSars 1866
suborderPlatycopinaSars 1866
superfamilyCavellinoideaEgorov 1950
familyCavellinidaeEgorov 1950
genusCavellinaCoryell 1928
speciestriassica

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.

Cavellina triassica Crasquin 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height20.3500.3400.3600.3500.014

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:56:31
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:51
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Italy Cavellina triassica (87161 87162 type locality: 87169)