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Waylandella symmetrica

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Healdiidae

Taxonomy
Waylandella symmetrica was named by Cooper (1946).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. dartyensis, W. fornicata, W. spinosa, W. waylandica, W. mcalesterensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Waylandella symmetrica Cooper
2005Waylandella symmetrica Yan et al. p. 254 figs. Pl 2, figs 19,20

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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
suborderMetacopinaSylvester-Bradley 1961
superfamilyHealdioidea(Harlton 1933)
familyHealdiidae
genusWaylandella
speciessymmetricaCooper 1946

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.

†Waylandella symmetrica Cooper 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
carapace height10.270

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-24 05:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Zhejiang) Waylandella symmetrica (120909)