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Silenites marginiferus

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae

Taxonomy
Bythocypris marginifera was named by Geis (1932).

It was recombined as Silenites marginiferus by Chen and Bao (1986).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Bythocypris marginifera Geis p. 179 figs. Pl 26, figs 2a,b
1986Silenites marginiferus Chen and Bao p. 125 figs. Pl 2, fig 12

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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
superfamilyBairdiocypridoidea(Shaver 1961)
familyBairdiocyprididaeShaver 1961
genusSilenites
speciesmarginiferus(Geis 1932)

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
partNmean
carapace height10.875

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: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Jiangsu) Silenites marginiferus (142173 142184)