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Unicornites

Ostracoda - Podocopida

Taxonomy
Unicornites is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Unicornites Benson et al. p. Q377
2002Unicornites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderMetacopinaSylvester-Bradley 1961
superfamilyQuasillitaceaCoryell and Malkin 1936
genusUnicornites

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.

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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: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Givetian or 387.95000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czech Republic (Moravia) U. homeomorphus (5767)