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Octonaria quadricostata

Ostracoda - Podocopida

Taxonomy
Octonaria quadricostata was named by Van Pelt (1933) [Illustrated specimens: UMMP 59207-17]. It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. bicava, O. bifurcata, O. dicristata, O. muricata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Octonaria quadricostata Van Pelt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
genusOctonariaJones 1887
speciesquadricostataVan Pelt 1933

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.

†Octonaria quadricostata Van Pelt 1933
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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: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Pennsylvania) Octonaria quadricostata (9521 9524)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Octonaria quadricostata (81857 206972 206973 206974)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Octonaria quadricostata (38475 38476)