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Eolepas

Thecostraca - Eolepadomorpha - Eolepadidae

Taxonomy
Eolepas was named by Withers (1928) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis J Tith Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Pollicipes rhaeticus. It is the type genus of Eolepadinae.

It was assigned to Eolepadinae by Buckeridge (1983); to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eolepadidae by Gale (2016), Chan et al. (2021).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Eolepas Withers p. 65
1983Eolepas Buckeridge p. 27
2002Eolepas Sepkoski
2016Eolepas Gale p. 663
2021Eolepas Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderPhosphatothoracica()
orderEolepadomorpha
familyEolepadidae()
genusEolepasWithers 1928

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. †Eolepas Withers 1928
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Eolepas novaezelandiae Buckeridge 1983
Eolepas rhaeticus Moore 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 152.21000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) E. quenstedti (154138)