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Euscalpellum meridianum

Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Calanticidae

Taxonomy
Scalpellum (Arcoscalpellum) meridianum was named by Chapman and Crespin (1928). Its type specimen is P14082, an other, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Euscalpellum meridianum by Withers (1953) and Buckeridge (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Scalpellum (Arcoscalpellum) meridianum Chapman and Crespin p. 131 figs. pl. 10, figs. 72a, b
1953Euscalpellum meridianum Withers pp. 193-195
1983Euscalpellum meridianum Buckeridge p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderCalanticomorpha
familyCalanticidaeZevina 1978
genusEuscalpellumHoek 1907
speciesmeridianum(Chapman and Crespin 1928)

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 meridianum Chapman and Crespin 1928
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available