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Amphissites (Amphissites) neocentronotus

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae

Taxonomy
Amphissites (Amphissites) neocentronotus was named by Becker and Wang (1992). Its type specimen is NIGP 115663, a valve (left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Beichuan, sample ACF1-275, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Amphissites (Amphissites) neocentronotus Becker and Wang p. 12 figs. Pl 1, figs 3-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
suborderBeyrichicopinaScott 1961
superfamilyKirkbyoidea(Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
familyAmphissitidae(Knight 1928)
genusAmphissites
subgenusAmphissitesGirty 1910
speciesneocentronotus

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height20.3740.3500.4000.3750.035

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-06 00:42:06
Modified: 2010-02-23 22:46:12
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Sichuan) Amphissites neocentronotus (type locality: 143434)