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Arcuatoscalpellum arcuatum

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae

Taxonomy
Scalpellum arcuatum was named by Darwin (1851). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Folkestone, Gault (Bowerbank collection), which is in an Albian marine siliciclastic in the Gault Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Arcuatoscalpellum.

It was recombined as Scalpellum (Arcoscalpellum) arcuatum by Withers (1935); it was recombined as Arcoscalpellum arcuatum by Collins (1974), Carriol and Collins (2000); it was recombined as Arcuatoscalpellum arcuatum by Gale (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Scalpellum arcuatum Darwin p. 40 figs. pl. 1, figs. 7a-g
1912Scalpellum arcuatum Withers p. 532 fig. 65
1935Scalpellum (Arcoscalpellum) arcuatum Withers p. 204 figs. pl. 23, figs. 9-15; pl. 24, fig. 1
1974Arcoscalpellum arcuatum Collins p. 384 figs. Pl 11, fig 10
2000Arcoscalpellum arcuatum Carriol and Collins p. 143
2016Arcuatoscalpellum arcuatum Gale p. 297 figs. 4M-S

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyScalpelloideaPilsbry 1907
familyScalpellidaePilsbry 1907
subfamilyScalpellinaePilsbry 1907
genusArcuatoscalpellum
speciesarcuatum(Darwin 1851)

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.

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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 (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Scalpellum arcuatum (86975 type locality: 211493)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France Arcoscalpellum arcuatum (160148 160155)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3United Kingdom (England) Arcoscalpellum arcuatum (211447 211448 211449 211454 211460 211462)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Arcoscalpellum arcuatum (211450 211451 211452 211457 211458 211461 211463 211464 211465 211468 211469 211470 211471 211472 211473 211474 211475 211476 211478) Arcuatoscalpellum arcuatum (210476)