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Ceratopsis chambersi

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Tetradellidae

Taxonomy
Beyrichia chambersi was named by Miller (1874). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Ceratopsis.

It was recombined as Ceratopsis chambersi by Ulrich (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Beyrichia chambersi Miller
1894Ceratopsis chambersi Ulrich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
orderHollinocopidaHenningsmoen 1965
suborderHollinocopinaSwartz 1936
superfamilyHollinaceaSwartz 1936
familyTetradellidaeSwartz 1936
subfamilyTetradellinaeSwartz 1936
genusCeratopsisUlrich 1894
specieschambersi(Miller 1874)

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.

†Ceratopsis chambersi Miller 1874
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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: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-06 00:42:06
Modified: 2010-02-23 22:46:12
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Alvarez et al. 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Edenian or 453.80000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Ceratopsis chambersi (219965)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Ceratopsis chambersi (23148)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Beyrichia chambersi (37834)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Ceratopsis chambersi (162345)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) Ceratopsis chambersi (162346)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Ceratopsis chambersi (34895)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Virginia) Ceratopsis chambersi (5397)