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Acanthoscapha devonica

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Beecherellidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoscapha devonica was named by Kesling and Sohn (1958) [Illustrated specimen: UMMP 59669; Holotype: UMMP 30521]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is UMMP 30521.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Acanthoscapha devonica Kesling and Sohn pp. 522-523

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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
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderBairdiocopinaGrundel 1967
superfamilyBairdioidea(Sars 1888)
familyBeecherellidaeUlrich 1894
genusAcanthoscaphaUlrich and Bassler 1923
speciesdevonicaKesling and Sohn 1958

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.

†Acanthoscapha devonica Kesling and Sohn 1958
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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: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Acanthoscapha devonica (81857 206972 206973 206974)