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Pollicipes nitidum

Thecostraca - Pollicipomorpha - Pollicipedidae

Taxonomy
Pollicipes nitidum was named by Collins (1974). Its type specimen is BMNH In.61362, an other (left scutum), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ford Place, Wrotham (Hysteroceras orbignyi subzone), which is in an Albian marine siliciclastic in the Gault Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. danicus, P. euspidatus, P. radiatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Pollicipes nitidum Collins p. 378 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-4

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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()
orderPollicipomorpha
familyPollicipedidaeGruvel 1905
genusPollicipesLeach 1817
speciesnitidum

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.

†Pollicipes nitidum Collins 1974
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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: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 110.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3United Kingdom (England) Pollicipes nitidum (211447 211448 211455)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Pollicipes nitidum (211450 type locality: 211451 211452 211458 211468 211469 211472 211473 211475)