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Amygdalella

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Primitiopsidae

Taxonomy
Amygdalella was named by Martinsson (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov S Prid].

It was assigned to Leiocyaminae by Martinsson (1956), Benson et al. (1961); and to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. activa, A. nasuta, A. subclusa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Amygdalella Martinsson p. 31
1961Amygdalella Benson et al. p. Q177
2002Amygdalella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderHollinocopidaHenningsmoen 1965
suborderPrimitiopsicopinaSchallreuer 1986
superfamilyPrimitiopsoidea(Swartz 1936)
familyPrimitiopsidaeSwartz 1936
subfamilyLeiocyaminae
genusAmygdalella

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. †Amygdalella Martinsson 1956
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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: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-06 00:42:06
Modified: 2010-02-23 22:46:12
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Ohesaare or 425.00000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Lithuania A. subclusa (207350)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Germany A. subclusa (13836)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine A. nasuta (13873)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania A. subclusa (207348 207349)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Germany A. subclusa (13838) A. subclusa, A. nasuta (13837)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Germany A. subclusa (13839)