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Menoeidina

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cavellinidae

Taxonomy
Menoeidina was named by Stewart (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u D m]. It is not extant.

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

Species
M. arcuata, M. paucipunctata, M. subreniformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. multipuncata, M. versicula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Menoeidina Stewart
1961Menoeidina Benson et al. p. Q370
2002Menoeidina Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyCavellinoideaEgorov 1950
familyCavellinidaeEgorov 1950
genusMenoeidinaStewart 1936

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. †Menoeidina Stewart 1936
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†Menoeidina arcuata Turner 1939
†Menoeidina paucipunctata Kesling and Chilman 1978
†Menoeidina subreniformis Stewart 1936
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: base of the Givetian to the top of the Arundian or 387.95000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) M. subreniformis, M. arcuata (81857 206972 206973 206974)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) M. versicula (94042 94049) M. versicula, M. multipuncata (94045 94047)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) M. subreniformis, M. arcuata (38476) M. subreniformis, M. arcuata, M. paucipunctata (38475)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) M. sp. (556 8130)