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Ehlersia hypercala

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida

Taxonomy
Ehlersia hypercala was named by Kesling and Kilgore (1952) [Illustrated specimens: UMMP 58958, 60053]. It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Ehlersia hypercala Kesling and Kilgore p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
genusEhlersiaKesling et al. 1960
specieshypercalaKesling and Kilgore 1952

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.

†Ehlersia hypercala Kesling and Kilgore 1952
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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: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Ehlersia hypercala (38475)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Ehlersia hypercala (81857 206972 206973 206974)