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Ectodemites

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae

Taxonomy
Ectodemites was named by Cooper (1941).

It was assigned to Amphissitidae by Crasquin-Soleau (1997); and to Kirkbyidae by Kochetova (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Ectodemites Cooper
1997Ectodemites Crasquin-Soleau p. 52
2003Ectodemites Kochetova p. 74

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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
suborderBeyrichicopinaScott 1961
superfamilyKirkbyoidea(Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
familyKirkbyidaeUlrich and Bassler 1906
genusEctodemitesCooper 1941

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.

G. †Ectodemites Cooper 1941
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Ectodemites globosa Ishizaki 1964
Ectodemites plummeri Cooper 1946
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height20.4750.4700.4800.4750.007
valve height21.020.9701.081.020.078

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 Chesterian to the top of the Capitanian or 335.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Iowa) E. primus (3296)
Chesterian - Alportian335.4 - 321.8USA (Wyoming) E. warei (5689 5690 5710)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (British Columbia) E. plummeri (106671 106672 106673)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan E. globosa (109844)