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Macrosarisa

Ostracoda - Podocopida

Discussion

WoRMS claims the genus is extant and has no fossil record, so the Cretaceous occurrence is likely suspect.

Taxonomy
Macrosarisa was named by Maddocks (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Macrosarisa Maddocks
2002Macrosarisa Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
genusMacrosarisaMaddocks 1990

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. Macrosarisa Maddocks 1990
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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: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available