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Tetrarhabdus

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Amphissellidae

Taxonomy
Tetrarhabdus was named by Kesling and Chilman (1978). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Amphissellidae by Kesling and Chilman (1978).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Tetrarhabdus Kesling and Chilman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
suborderBeyrichicopinaScott 1961
superfamilyKirkbyoidea(Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
familyAmphissellidae
genusTetrarhabdus

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.

G. †Tetrarhabdus Kesling and Chilman 1978
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Tetrarhabdus pygmaeus Kesling and Chilman 1978
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. V. Kesling and R. B. Chilman 1978Carapace very small, subrectangular, with a straight hinge line slightly shorter than length of carapace. Valves almost equal, the right overlapping the left a little along the free edge. Fine vertical ridges (normally four) extending from dorsal to ventral borders, with fainter lines and very small punctae interspersed between them. In some specimens, a very small smooth spot visible in central area.
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: Alvarez et al. 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) T. pygmaeus (38475 38476)