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Silenites sasakwaformis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae

Taxonomy
Silenites sasakwaformis was named by Shi (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 91897 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meishan Ostracod Sample 30, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Silenites sasakwaformis Shi
2010Silenites sasakwaformis Crasquin and Forel p. 358 figs. 20A'-C'
2015Silenites sasakwaformis Forel et al. p. 439 figs. 22X-Z

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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
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderBairdiocopinaGrundel 1967
superfamilyBairdiocypridoidea(Shaver 1961)
familyBairdiocyprididaeShaver 1961
genusSilenites
speciessasakwaformis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
carapace height20.4360.3800.5000.4400.085

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Fujian) Silenites sasakwaformis (121230 121290)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Silenites sasakwaformis (97895 97896 97898 97902 97905 97910 97912 97914 97918 97920 97921 97922 117580 117588 117593 117595 117596 117597 type locality: 117601 117653 117664 117665 117666 117668 117669 117670)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran Silenites sasakwaformis (125570 168898 168915 168919)