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Leperditicopida

Ostracoda - Leperditicopida

Taxonomy

Leperditicopida was named by Scott (1961).

It was assigned to Ostracoda by Benson et al. (1961) and Sepkoski (2002); to Myodocopomorpha by Liebau (2005); to Palaeocopamorphes by Abushik and Evdokimova (2016); and to Myodocopa by Hegna et al. (2020).

Subtaxa

Isochilinocopina, Leperditicopina (syn. Leperditicopa)

Synonyms

Leperditiocopa was named by Pokorny (1953). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Leperditicopida by Liebau (2005).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1953	Leperditiocopa Pokorny
1961	Leperditicopida Benson et al. p. 103
1961	Leperditicopida Scott p. 103
2002	Leperditicopida Sepkoski
2005	Leperditicopida Liebau
2016	Leperditicopida Abushik and Evdokimova p. 659
2020	Leperditicopida Hegna et al. p. 27

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)
superclass	Oligostraca	Zrzavý et al. 1997
class	Ostracoda
subclass	Myodocopa	Sars 1866
order	Leperditicopida	Scott 1961
order	Leperditicopida	Scott 1961

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.

Or. †Leperditicopida Scott 1961

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Subor. †Isochilinocopina Abushik 1990

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Fm. †Gibberellidae Abushik 1990

G. †Gibberella Abushik 1958

Superfm. †Hogmochilinoidea Abushik 1990

Fm. †Hogmochilinidae Abushik 1990

G. †Hogmochilina Solle 1935

Fm. †Tirisochilinidae Schallreuter 1984

G. †Tirisochilina

Superfm. †Isochilinoidea Abushik 1990

Fm. †Isochilinidae Swartz 1949

G. †Aristozoe Barrande 1868

G. †Ceratoleperditia Harris 1960

G. †Dalelina Sun 1978

G. †Holtedahlites Solle 1936

G. †Isochilina Jones 1858

†Isochilina variana Cullison 1938

G. †Kenodontochilina Berdan 1984

†Kenodontochilina pustulosa Berdan 1984

G. †Parabriartina Berdan 1984

G. †Pteroleperditia

G. †Saffordellina Bassler and Kellett 1934

G. †Sollenella Abushik 1960

G. †Swartzochilina Scott 1956

G. †Teichochilina Swartz 1949

Superfm. †Saffordellinoidea Abushik 1990

Invalid names: Saffordellinidae Abushik 1990 [empty]

Subor. †Leperditicopina Pokorny 1953

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Superfm. †Leperditioidea Jones 1856

Fm. †Leperditiidae Jones 1856

G. †Anisochilina Teichert 1937

G. †Bivia Berdan 1976

G. †Briartina Kegel 1932

G. †Carbonia Jones 1870

†Carbonia australis Etheridge Jr. 1892

G. †Chevroleperditia Swartz 1949

G. †Cyprida Goldenberg 1870

G. †Eoleperditia Swartz 1949

G. †Hermannina Kegel 1933

G. †Herrmannina Kegel 1933

G. †Heterochilina Poulsen 1937

†Heterochilina obliqua Poulsen 1937

Subfm. †Isochilininae Swartz 1949

G. †Dihogmochilina Teichert 1937

G. †Leperditia Rouault 1851

†Leperditia baltica Hisinger 1831

†Leperditia bivia White 1874

†Leperditia caecigena Miller 1881

†Leperditia canadensis Jones 1858

†Leperditia glabra Ulrich 1890

†Leperditia limatula Raymond 1905

†Leperditia manitoulinensis Foerste 1924

†Leperditia nana Jones 1858

†Leperditia rotundata Walcott 1884

G. †Paraeoleperditia Adachi and Igo 1980

G. †Paramoelleritia Wang 1976

Subg. †Paramoelleritia (Paraleperditia) Sun 1978

G. †Schrenckia Glebovskaia

G. †Sinoleperditia Wang 1989

G. †Yukopsis Copeland 1966

Invalid names: Herrmannininae Abushik 1960 [empty], Leperditiinae Swartz 1949 [empty]

Fm. †Moelleritiidae Abushik 1990

G. †Eomoelleritia Abushik 1972

G. †Moelleritia Abushik 1958

Fm. †Schrenckiidae Abushik 1990

Subfm. †Kiaeritiinae Schallreuter 1984

G. †Ivia Schallreuter 1984

†Ivia mimica Swain 1957

†Ivia nelsoni Bassler 1932

†Ivia saffordi Ulrich 1891

G. †Kiaeritia Schallreuter and Hinz-Schallreuter 1999

†Kiaeritia alata Abushik 1968

†Kiaeritia elegans Abushik 1980

†Kiaeritia erichteri Schallreuter 1984

†Kiaeritia grinchukensis Abushik 1971

†Kiaeritia katerinae Abushik 1970

†Kiaeritia kiaeri Glebowskaja 1936

†Kiaeritia kulili Glebowskaja 1936

†Kiaeritia tuberculata Kolmodin 1880

Invalid names: Kiaeria Glebowskaja 1949 [replaced]

G. †Paenaequina Solle 1935

Fm. †Sibiritiidae Abushik 1990

G. †Sibiritia Abushik 1958

Superfm. †Tollitioidea Abushik 1990

Fm. †Bispinitidae

G. †Bispinitia Abushik 1962

Fm. †Tollitiidae Abushik 1990

G. †Tollitia Abushik 1960

Invalid names: Leperditicopa Pokorny 1953 [synonym], Sibiritioidea Abushik 1990 [empty]

Invalid names: Leperditiocopa Pokorny 1953 [synonym]

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

Vision:

limitedo

Comments:

Most were probably epibenthic, detritus feeders (Vannier et al. 2001).o

Created:

2010-02-05 05:02:58

Modified:

2010-09-27 14:12:47

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Permian or 515.30000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (689 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Dyeran	515.3 - 511.2	Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador)	Leperditicopa sp. (9900)
Menevian	504.5 - 499.5	United Kingdom (Wales)	Leperditia hicksi (193782)
Paibian	497.0 - 494.0	USA (Texas)	Leperditiidae indet. (208674 208687 208689 208692)
Ibexian	487.5 - 470.0	USA (Nevada)	Eoleperditia bivia (104307 104358) Leperditiidae indet. (104440)
Tremadoc - Late/Upper Llandeilo	486.5 - 458.4	Canada (Northwest Territories)	Heterochilina sp. (25739)
Early/Lower Ordovician	485.4 - 470.0	USA (New York)	Isochilina sp. (290)
Early/Lower Ordovician - Middle Ordovician	485.4 - 458.4	Canada (Northwest Territories)	Eoleperditia sp. (25752)
Ordovician	485.4 - 443.8	USA (New York)	Eoleperditia sp. (332)
Cassinian	482.3 - 470.0	USA (Missouri)	Ceratoleperditia n. sp., Eoleperditia sp. A (75556) Ceratoleperditia n. sp., Eoleperditia sp. A, Eoleperditia sp. B (75519) Ceratoleperditia sp., Eoleperditia sp. A (75520) Ceratoleperditia sp., Eoleperditia sp. A, Eoleperditia sp. B (75547 75557) Eoleperditia sp. A (75543 75559) Eoleperditia sp. A, Eoleperditia indet. (75551) Eoleperditia sp. A, Eoleperditia sp. B, Eoleperditia indet. (75552) Eoleperditia sp. B (75555) Isochilina variana (75553 75554)
Arenigian	478.6 - 468.1	USA (Utah)	Leperditicopida indet. (64508 64516)
Youngest occurrences
Time interval	Ma	Country or state	PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Emsian	409.1 - 402.5	USA (Alaska)	Eomoelleritia sp. (49107) Moelleritia sp. (3474 3486)
Emsian	407.6 - 393.3	USA (Alaska)	Moelleritia canadensis (75818)
Emsian	407.6 - 393.3	Canada (Northern Territories)	Moelleritia canadensis (233061)
Emsian - Eifelian	407.6 - 387.7	USA (Alaska)	Leperditia sp. (111906)
Late/Upper Emsian	402.5 - 391.9	China (Guangxi)	Leperditia sp. (4844) Leperditia sp., Paramoelleritia sp. (4047 4051) Leperditia xiangzhouensis (4839) Leperditia xiangzhouensis, Leperditia pulchra, Paramoelleritia ziangzhouensis, Paramoelleritia guangxiensis (4052) Leperditia xiangzhouensis, Leperditia sp. (4865) Paramoelleritia sp. (4845 25790) Paramoelleritia xiangzhouensis (4053)
Eifelian	393.3 - 387.7	USA (Pennsylvania)	Leperditia sp. (609)
Middle Devonian	393.3 - 382.7	USA (Alaska)	Leperditia sp. (111900 111901)
Givetian	387.7 - 382.7	Germany	Leperditia indet. (143798)
Mississippian	358.9 - 323.2	USA (Colorado)	Leperditia sp. (10405)
Permian	298.9 - 251.902	USA (Alaska)	Leperditia sp. (112199)