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Verruca (Metaverruca) sculpta

Thecostraca - Verrucomorpha - Verrucidae

Taxonomy
Verruca sculpta was named by Aurivillius (1898). It is extant.

It was recombined as Verruca (Metaverruca) sculpta by Buckeridge (1983).

Synonyms
  • Verruca halotheca was named by Pilsbry (1907). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Verruca (Metaverruca) halotheca by Foster (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Verruca (Metaverruca) sculpta by Buckeridge (1983).
  • Verruca capsula was named by Hoek (1913). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Verruca (Metaverruca) sculpta by Buckeridge (1983).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Verruca sculpta Aurivillius pp. 197-198
1907Verruca halotheca Pilsbry p. 188
1913Verruca capsula Hoek p. 130
1978Verruca (Metaverruca) halotheca Foster p. 69
1983Verruca (Metaverruca) sculpta Buckeridge p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderVerrucomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
familyVerrucidaeDarwin 1854
genusVerrucaPilsbry 1916
subgenusMetaverruca
speciessculpta(Aurivillius 1898)

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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Invalid names: Verruca capsula Hoek 1913 [synonym], Verruca halotheca Pilsbry 1907 [synonym]
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: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Verruca sculpta (146346 146347 146348)