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Heterochilina

Ostracoda - Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae

Taxonomy
Heterochilina was named by Poulsen (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren]. It is not extant. Its type is Heterochilina obliqua.

It was assigned to Leperditiidae by Benson et al. (1961); and to Leperditicopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. obliqua (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Heterochilina Poulsen
1961Heterochilina Benson et al.
2002Heterochilina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassMyodocopaSars 1866
orderLeperditicopidaScott 1961
suborderLeperditicopinaPokorny 1953
superfamilyLeperditioideaJones 1856
familyLeperditiidaeJones 1856
genusHeterochilina

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. †Heterochilina Poulsen 1937
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Heterochilina obliqua Poulsen 1937
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
Created: 2010-02-05 05:02:58
Modified: 2010-09-27 14:12:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Alvarez et al. 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc - Late/Upper Llandeilo486.5 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) H. sp. (25739)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Greenland H. obliqua (122117)