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Euscalpellum eocenense

Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Calanticidae

Taxonomy
Scalpellum eocenense was named by Meyer (1885). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Euscalpellum eocenense by Withers (1951), Zullo and Baum (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Scalpellum eocenense Meyer p. 70 figs. figs. a-c
1951Euscalpellum eocenense Withers p. 158
1979Euscalpellum eocenense Zullo and Baum p. 235

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderCalanticomorpha
familyCalanticidaeZevina 1978
genusEuscalpellumHoek 1907
specieseocenense(Meyer 1885)

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.

Euscalpellum eocenense Meyer 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Euscalpellum eocenense (44410 44518)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Euscalpellum eocenense (90469 92267)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Euscalpellum eocenense (90706 99671 99674 101180 101190)