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Basslerella reticulata

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Taxonomy
Basslerella reticulata was named by Shi (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 91853 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meishan Baohuqu section, sample Z1028-11-2, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. angulata, B. quasicrassa, B. regularis, B. saumica, B. suavis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Basslerella reticulata Shi p. 55 figs. Pl 17, figs 7-12
2007Basslerella reticulata Crasquin-Soleau p. 231 fig. 3O,P

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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
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyCytherideidaeSars 1925
genusBasslerella
speciesreticulata

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 height20.3650.3600.3700.3650.007
valve height30.3070.2300.3600.3500.072

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:09:10
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:09:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Changhsingian or 290.10000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (British Columbia) Basslerella reticulata (106673)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Basslerella reticulata (106649 106650 106655)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Fujian) Basslerella reticulata (121227 121230 121291)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Basslerella reticulata (type locality: 117642 117656 117664 117666 117668)