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Tuberoscapha

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Beecherellidae

Taxonomy
Tuberoscapha was named by Becker and Wang (1992). Its type is Tuberoscapha obesa.

It was assigned to Beecherellidae by Becker and Wang (1992).

Species
T. obesa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Tuberoscapha Becker and Wang p. 40

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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
superfamilyBairdioidea(Sars 1888)
familyBeecherellidaeUlrich 1894
genusTuberoscapha

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.

G. †Tuberoscapha Becker and Wang 1992
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†Tuberoscapha obesa Becker and Wang 1992
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 Wenlock to the top of the Ludlow or 432.90000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7China (Nei Mongol) T. obesa (143445) T. sp. A (143443)