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Diplopsis socialis

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Tvaerenellidae

Taxonomy
Diplopsis socialis was named by Levinson (1961). It is the type species of Diplopsis, Eoaquapulex.

It was recombined as Eoaquapulex socialis by Kraft (1962) and Levison (1968).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. frequens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Diplopsis socialis Levinson
1962Eoaquapulex socialis Kraft
1968Eoaquapulex socialis Levison p. 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderHollinocopidaHenningsmoen 1965
suborderHollinocopinaSwartz 1936
superfamilyHollinaceaSwartz 1936
familyTvaerenellidaeJaanusson 1957
subfamilyMartinssonopsinaeSchallreuter 1967
genusDiplopsis
speciessocialisLevinson 1961

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.

†Diplopsis socialis Levinson 1961
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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: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Diplopsis socialis (24635)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Diplopsis socialis (25860 26958 26959 26960 26961 26962 26963 26964 26965 26966 102244 102245 102249)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Diplopsis socialis (24636)