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Monoceratella

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Balticellidae

Taxonomy
Monoceratella was named by Teichert (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde S Wenl Sepkoski's reference number: 78]. It is not extant. Its type is Monoceratella teres.

It was assigned to Acronotellidae by Henningsmoen (1953); to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Balticellidae by Mohibullah et al. (2013).

Species
M. bos, M. teres (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. baffinensis, M. decorata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Monoceratella Teichert
1953Monoceratella Henningsmoen
2002Monoceratella Sepkoski
2013Monoceratella Mohibullah et al. p. 25

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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
familyBalticellidaeSchallreuter 1968
genusMonoceratellaTeichert 1937

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. †Monoceratella Teichert 1937
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†Monoceratella bos Henningsmoen 1953
†Monoceratella teres Teichert 1937
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: base of the Wildernessian to the top of the Juuru or 457.30000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) M. brevispinata (23885)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) M. baffinensis (26962) M. baffinensis, M. decorata (26959) M. baffinensis, M. decorata, M. sp. (26966) M. decorata (26960 26964 26965 26967 26968) M. sp. (26958)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo) M. bos (190046)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia M. edita (172929)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Greenland M. mazos (23051)