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Drepanella richardsoni

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Drepanellidae

Taxonomy
Drepanella richardsoni was named by Miller (1874).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Drepanella richardsoni Miller

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderBeyrichicopida(Pokorný 1954)
suborderBinodicopina(Schallreuter 1972)
familyDrepanellidaeUlrich and Bassler 1923
genusDrepanella
speciesrichardsoniMiller 1874

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.

Drepanella richardsoni Miller 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-06 00:42:06
Modified: 2010-02-23 22:46:12
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Richmondian or 450.20000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Drepanella richardsoni (5399)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Drepanella richardsoni (173141)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Drepanella richardsoni (372 173304)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Drepanella richardsoni (173041)