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Nodambichilina symmetrica

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Eurychilinidae

Taxonomy
Eurychilina symmetrica was named by Ulrich (1894). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Conchoprimitia symmetrica by Kay (1940); it was recombined as Nodambichilina symmetrica by Swain et al. (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Eurychilina symmetrica Ulrich p. 663 figs. pl. 44, figs. 5-7, pl. 45, fig. 4-6
1940Conchoprimitia symmetrica Kay p. 248 figs. pl. 30 f. 28-32
1961Nodambichilina symmetrica Swain et al. p. 367 figs. P1. 50, figs. la-g; text-figs. 2n,2p

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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
superfamilyEurychilinaceaUlrich and Bassler 1923
familyEurychilinidaeUlrich and Bassler 1923
genusNodambichilina
speciessymmetrica()

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
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: Shermanian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician471.3 - 443.1USA (Minnesota) Nodambichilina symmetrica (23183)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Nodambichilina symmetrica (23214 23215)
Kirkfieldian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Nodambichilina symmetrica (23177)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Nodambichilina symmetrica (23207)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Nodambichilina symmetrica (23174)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Nodambichilina symmetrica (23217 23219 23230 23231)