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Leviella riedeli

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae

Taxonomy
Leviella riedeli was named by Forel (2022). Its type specimen is MHNG-GEPI-2021-7170, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is OST6, Lime Peak, which is in a Sevatian perireef or subreef limestone in the Aksala Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. bentori, L. brevicostata, L. circumscripta, L. valida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Leviella riedeli Forel p. 345 figs. Pl 6M-Q, Pl 7L

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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
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPlatycopidaSars 1866
suborderPlatycopinaSars 1866
superfamilyCytherelloideaSars 1886
familyCytherellidaeSars 1866
genusLeviella
speciesriedeli

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.

†Leviella riedeli Forel 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:56:31
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:51
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sevatian or 211.18000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) Leviella riedeli (type locality: 225001)