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Scutocoxifera

Malacostraca - Isopoda

Taxonomy
Scutocoxifera was named by Dreyer and Wägele (2002). It is extant.

It was assigned to Isopoda by Schädel et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Cymothoida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Scutocoxifera Dreyer and Wägele
2019Scutocoxifera Schädel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
—Mancoida
orderIsopodaLatreille 1817
—ScutocoxiferaDreyer and Wägele 2002
—ScutocoxiferaDreyer and Wägele 2002

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.

Unr. Scutocoxifera Dreyer and Wägele 2002
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Subor. Cymothoida Wägele 1989
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Fm. Cymothoidae Leach 1818
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G. Mothocya Costa 1851
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†Mothocya vallecillae Stinnesbeck et al. 2022
G. †Electrolana Schädel et al. 2021
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†Electrolana madelineae Schädel et al. 2021
Unr. Epicaridea Latreille 1825
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G. †Vacuotheca Schädel et al. 2019
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†Vacuotheca dupeorum Schädel et al. 2019
Invalid names: Cirolanoidea Dana 1852 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Electrolana madelineae (217465)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Vacuotheca dupeorum (164386)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Mexico (Nuevo León) Mothocya vallecillae (186284)