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Acanthoscapha

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Beecherellidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoscapha was named by Ulrich and Bassler (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl P l Sepkoski's reference number: 77,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Beecherellidae by Kozur (1970), Becker and Wang (1992), Forel (2017), Tanaka (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Acanthoscapha Ulrich and Bassler p. 71
1970Acanthoscapha Kozur p. 391
1992Acanthoscapha Becker and Wang p. 39
2002Acanthoscapha Sepkoski
2017Acanthoscapha Forel p. 27
2018Acanthoscapha Tanaka p. 20

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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
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderBairdiocopinaGrundel 1967
superfamilyBairdioidea(Sars 1888)
familyBeecherellidaeUlrich 1894
genusAcanthoscaphaUlrich and Bassler 1923

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. †Acanthoscapha Ulrich and Bassler 1923
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†Acanthoscapha blessi Kozur 1985
†Acanthoscapha bogschi Kozur 1970
†Acanthoscapha devonica Kesling and Sohn 1958
†Acanthoscapha takacsae Kozur 1985
†Acanthoscapha veghae Kozur 1970
†Acanthoscapha veghea Kozur 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height60.8170.5700.9700.9000.162
valve height100.3870.2700.4900.4150.075

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: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Julian or 458.20000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Argentina A. sp. (8776)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7China (Nei Mongol) A. sp. A, A. sp. B (143445)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia A. bohemica (14071 14072)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia A. bohemica (13894 14073 14157)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) A. sp. (24815)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia A. bohemica (13895 14044)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) A. sp. (81790)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation A. brevicristata (35713)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) A. devonica (81857 206972 206973 206974)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Hungary A. blumenstengeli (146177 146237) A. takacsae (146213)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Japan A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2 (197662)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Hungary A. blessi (146245)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Romania A. bogschi (154997 154999) A. bogschi, A. veghae (154986 154989 154990 154992 154993) A. veghae (154988 155003)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Romania A. bogschi (48608 48637) A. veghea, A. bogschi (48635)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Romania A. bogschi (155004)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary A. bogschi, A. veghae (135823)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Hungary A. sp. (99503 99504)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Türkiye A. mersinella (197740)