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Sclerochilus

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Sclerochilus Hazel and Holden p. 6
2002Sclerochilus Sepkoski
2016Sclerochilus Yamaguchi et al. p. 412 figs. Table 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyBythocytheridaeSars 1928
genusSclerochilus

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: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Zanclean or 37.71000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga S. sp. (43006)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland S. sp. (70539)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Poland S. sp. 1 (138846) S. sp. 1, S. sp. 2 (138841 138845) S. sp. 2 (138850)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) S. b (52582)