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Leiocyamus

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Primitiopsidae

Taxonomy
Leiocyamus was named by Martinsson (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Prid]. It is the type genus of Leiocyaminae.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Leiocyamus Martinsson p. 30
1961Leiocyamus Benson et al. p. Q176
2002Leiocyamus 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
genusLeiocyamus

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. †Leiocyamus 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: Alvarez et al. 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Ludlow or 438.60000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Russian Federation (Siberia) L. complanatus (206347)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation L. patulus (24772) L. sp. (23747)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Ukraine L. limpidus (23427)