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Cretiscalpellum vallum

Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Cretiscalpellidae

Taxonomy
Cretiscalpellum vallum was named by Collins (1973). It is not extant. Its type locality is South valley wall of Tibbee Creek, which is in a Campanian marine horizon in Mississippi.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Cretiscalpellum vallum Collins

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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
familyCretiscalpellidae()
genusCretiscalpellum
speciesvallum

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.

Cretiscalpellum vallum Collins 1973
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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: Middle Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Cretiscalpellum vallum (210617)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Cretiscalpellum vallum (type locality: 172903 210599)