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Arcoscalpellum withersi

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae

Taxonomy
Arcoscalpellum withersi was named by Collins (1973). It is not extant. Its type locality is Barr Pasture (Harned collection), which is in a Maastrichtian coastal siliciclastic in the Ripley Formation of Mississippi.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Arcoscalpellum withersi Collins
1986Arcoscalpellum withersi Canis and Zullo p. 188 figs. 3.7-3.11
1987Arcoscalpellum withersi Zullo p. 338 figs. 3.22-3.29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
RankNameAuthor
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyScalpelloideaPilsbry 1907
familyScalpellidaePilsbry 1907
subfamilyScalpellinaePilsbry 1907
genusArcoscalpellumHoek 1907
specieswithersi

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.

Arcoscalpellum withersi 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: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Arcoscalpellum withersi (83133)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Arcoscalpellum withersi (210594)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Arcoscalpellum withersi (172643 210595 210601 type locality: 210602 210603 210604 210605 210608)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Arcoscalpellum withersi (210598 210607)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Arcoscalpellum withersi (210619 210620)