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Philomedidae

Ostracoda - Myodocopida - Philomedidae

Taxonomy
Philomedidae was named by Mueller (1912). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sarsielloidea by Kornicker and Sohn (2000).

Subtaxa
Philomedinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Philomedidae Mueller
2000Philomedidae Kornicker and Sohn p. 18

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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
subclassMyodocopaSars 1866
orderMyodocopidaSars 1866
suborderMyodocopinaSars 1866
superfamilySarsielloideaBrady and Norman 1896
familyPhilomedidaeMueller 1912
familyPhilomedidaeMueller 1912

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.

Fm. Philomedidae Mueller 1912
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Subfm. Philomedinae Mueller 1912
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†Philomedes acanthoides Gemmellaro 1890
†Philomedes rankiniana Jones and Kirkby 1867
G. Pleoschisma Brady 1890
G. Pseudophilomedes Mueller 1894
G. Streptoleberis Brady 1890
G. Tetragonodon Brady and Norman 1896
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonico
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:48:12
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:10:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 264.28 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Philomedes acanthoides (108972)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greece Philomedes rankiniana (42460)