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Cretiscalpellum obtusum

Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Cretiscalpellidae

Taxonomy
Cretiscalpellum obtusum was named by Jagt and Collins (1989). Its type specimen is BMNH In.63628, an other (carina), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CPL quarry, Hallembaye (Vaals Fm), which is in a Campanian marine sandstone in the Vaals Formation of Belgium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. aptiense, C. unguls

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Cretiscalpellum obtusum Jagt and Collins p. 187 figs. 3, 4a-c,f,h

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderCalanticomorpha
familyCretiscalpellidae()
genusCretiscalpellum
speciesobtusum

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.

†Cretiscalpellum obtusum Jagt and Collins 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Cretiscalpellum obtusum (type locality: 211441)