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Ogmoconcha amalthei

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Healdiidae

Taxonomy
Cypris amalthei was named by Quenstedt (1858).

It was recombined as Ogmoconcha amalthei by Harloff and Jäger (1994), Monostori (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. contractula, O. convexa, O. inflata, O. rotunda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Cypris amalthei Quenstedt p. 164 figs. Pl 24, fig 37a
1994Ogmoconcha amalthei Harloff and Jäger p. 36 figs. Pl 7, fig 11
1996Ogmoconcha amalthei Monostori p. 35 figs. Pl 1, figs 3,4

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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
suborderMetacopinaSylvester-Bradley 1961
superfamilyHealdioidea(Harlton 1933)
familyHealdiidae
genusOgmoconchaTriebel 1941
speciesamalthei(Quenstedt 1858)

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.

†Ogmoconcha amalthei Quenstedt 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height10.430

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 Raricostatum to the top of the Davoei or 199.50000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Germany Ogmoconcha amalthei (139811 139812 139813 139814 139815 139816 139817)
Semicostatum199.5 - 192.9Germany Ogmoconcha amalthei (139809)
Davoei192.9 - 184.2France Ogmoconcha amalthei (33622 33624 33625 33627 33628)
Davoei192.9 - 184.2Germany Ogmoconcha amalthei (139822)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany Ogmoconcha amalthei (139818 139819 139820 139821)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Hungary Ogmoconcha amalthei (108869)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (Bavaria) Ogmoconcha amalthei (51275)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Portugal Ogmoconcha amalthei (33468)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France Ogmoconcha amalthei (33629 33630 33631 33632 33633 33634 33635)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Hungary Ogmoconcha amalthei (158455)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain (Cantabria) Hungarella amalthei (78215)