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Cavellina edmistonae

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cavellinidae

Taxonomy
Sansabelloides edmistoni was named by Harris and Lalicker (1932).

It was recombined as Cavellina edmistonae by Kellett (1935).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Sansabelloides edmistoni Harris and Lalicker p. 402 figs. Pl 37, fig 5
1935Cavellina edmistonae Kellett p. 147 figs. Pl 18, figs 6a-f

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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
speciesedmistonae(Harris and Lalicker 1932)

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 edmistonae Harris and Lalicker 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
carapace height20.4250.4200.4300.4250.007

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: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Roadian or 303.70000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Cavellina edmistonae (95377 132990 132991 132994 133138 133139 133141 133149 133158)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Kansas) Cavellina edmistonae (95378 110320 110321)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Cavellina edmistonae (88235 93781 110315 110317 110318)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Kansas) Cavellina edmistonae (110314 110316 110319)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Cavellina edmistonae (197598)