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Kullmannissites pachyspineus

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae

Taxonomy
Kullmannissites pachyspineus was named by Becker and Wang (1992). Its type specimen is NIGP 115674, a valve (right valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Halatonggu, sample AEJ-602, which is in a Devonian/Visean carbonate limestone in the Qaganhebu Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Kullmannissites pachyspineus Becker and Wang p. 15 figs. Pl 3, fig 5

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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
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
suborderBeyrichicopinaScott 1961
superfamilyKirkbyoidea(Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
familyAmphissitidae(Knight 1928)
genusKullmannissitesBecker 1981
speciespachyspineus

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.

Kullmannissites pachyspineus Becker and Wang 1992
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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: 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: base of the Late/Upper Devonian to the top of the Visean or 382.31000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian - Visean382.31 - 330.3China (Xinjiang) Kullmannissites pachyspineus (type locality: 143447)