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Americoncha

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Eridoconchidae

Taxonomy
Americoncha was named by Schallreuter (1968).

It was assigned to Eridoconchidae by Jones and Olempska (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Americoncha Schallreuter p. 113
2013Americoncha Jones and Olempska p. 346

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
suborderEridostracina(Adamczak 1961)
familyEridoconchidaeHenningsmoen 1953
genusAmericonchaSchallreuter 1968

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.

G. †Americoncha Schallreuter 1968
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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 Maysvillian to the top of the Richmondian or 450.20000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) A. marginata (23191)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Iowa) A. marginata (23235)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) A. marginata (23196)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) A. marginata (23236 23237)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) A. marginata (23238)