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Calanticomorpha

Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Calanticomorpha Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderCalanticomorpha
orderCalanticomorpha

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.

Or. Calanticomorpha Chan et al. 2021
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Fm. Calanticidae Zevina 1978
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G. Aurivillialepas Newman 1980
G. Calantica Gray 1825
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Calantica villosus Leach 1824
G. Crosnieriella Jones 1998
G. Euscalpellum Hoek 1907
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Euscalpellum balcombicum Buckeridge 1983
Euscalpellum carolinensis Zullo and Baum 1981
Euscalpellum cliftonense Withers 1953
Euscalpellum egmontense Buckeridge 1983
Euscalpellum eocenense Meyer 1885
Euscalpellum meridianum Chapman and Crespin 1928
Euscalpellum wheeleri Zullo et al. 1992
G. Gruvelialepas Newman 1980
G. Newmanilepas Nevina and Yakhontova 1987
G. Paracalantica Utinomi 1958
G. Smilium Leach 1825
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Smilium calanticoideum Buckeridge 1983
Smilium peronii Gray 1825
Smilium subplanum Withers 1913
Smilium tortachillense Buckeridge 1983
G. Zeascalpellum Buckeridge 1983
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Zeascalpellum crassum Buckeridge 1983
Fm. †Cretiscalpellidae Buckeridge 1983
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G. †Cretiscalpellum Withers 1922
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Cretiscalpellum glabrum Roemer 1841
Cretiscalpellum harnedi Collins 1973
Cretiscalpellum macrum Collins 1973
Cretiscalpellum naidini Alekseev 2009
Cretiscalpellum obtusum Jagt and Collins 1989
Cretiscalpellum sharapovi Alekseev 2009
Cretiscalpellum striatum Darwin 1851
Cretiscalpellum unguis Sowerby 1836
Cretiscalpellum vallum Collins 1973
Cretiscalpellum venustum Collins 1973
G. †Jagtscalpellum Gale 2020
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G. †Striascalpellum Gale 2020
G. †Witherscalpellum Gale 2020
G. †Pachyscalpellum Buckeridge 1991
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Pachyscalpellum cramptoni Buckeridge 1991
Pachyscalpellum glauerti Withers 1926
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Invalid names: Pollicipes aboriginalis Buckeridge 1983 [synonym]
Fm. †Titanolepadidae Gale 2015
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G. †Ivoelepas Gale 2015
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Ivoelepas ambigua Babinot et al. 1979
Ivoelepas broggi Pilsbry and Olsson 1951
Ivoelepas ischnia Pilsbry and Olsson 1951
Ivoelepas nielseni Gale 2015
Ivoelepas rectibasis Pilsbry and Olsson 1951
Ivoelepas withersi Pilsbry and Olsson 1951
Ivolepas worthensis Gale 2020
G. †Levelepas Gale 2015
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Levelepas roeperi Gale 2015
Levelepas subtuberculata Withers 1935
G. †Titanolepas Withers 1913
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Titanolepas martini Withers 1935
Titanolepas spinifer Gale 2015
Titanolepas tuberculata Darwin 1851
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Burdigalian or 132.60000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.77 Ma

Collections (133 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany Scalpellum bronni (211484)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany Cretiscalpellum mutterlosei (210473)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Cretiscalpellum aptiense (1841) Cretiscalpellum sp. (1747)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2New Zealand Cretiscalpellum glabrum (37059)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Cretiscalpellum unguls (1864)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France Cretiscalpellum unguis (160150 160154 160155 160156 160158) Cretiscalpellum unguis, Cretiscalpellum striatum (160148)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Cretiscalpellum unguis (1865) Pollicipes unguis (86975 211486)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Champagne-Ardenne) Cretiscalpellum unguis (160157)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3United Kingdom (England) Cretiscalpellum unguis (211448 211449 211453 211454 211459 211460) Cretiscalpellum unguis, Cretiscalpellum imbricatum (211447)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France Cretiscalpellum matrioni (210471)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Cretiscalpellum unguis (211450 211457 211463 211464 211467 211468 211469 211471 211472 211475 211477 211479) Cretiscalpellum unguis, Cretiscalpellum striatum (211451 211452 211458 211465 211470) Cretiscalpellum unguis, Cretiscalpellum striatum, Cretiscalpellum imbricatum (211473) Pollicipes imbricatus (211485)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Ivolepas worthensis (212390 212398)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Calantica tuberculata (160379)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Normandy) Cretiscalpellum sp. (59658)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Jagtscalpellum luteorum (212394)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Cretiscalpellum glabrum (4071)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Cretiscalpellum glabrum (90516 90518)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Cretiscalpellum glabrum (210303 210304 210305 210306 210307)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Cretiscalpellum billaulti (210443)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Scalpellum tuberculatum (211560)
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand Pachyscalpellum cramptoni (212530)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Australia (Western Australia) Calantica ginginensis, Calantica kendricki (160650) Calantica ginginensis, Neoscalpellum glauerti (123005 160651) Calantica ginginensis, Scalpellum glauerti (212528) Pollicipes aboriginalis (212568) Scalpellum glauerti (212529)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Turkmenistan Cretiscalpellum naidini (210367)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skane) Titanolepadidae indet., Titanolepas spinifer, Levelepas roeperi, Ivoelepas nielseni, Calantica angulata (210592)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Cretiscalpellum obtusum (211441)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Cretiscalpellum macrum (172589 210612 210615) Cretiscalpellum macrum, Cretiscalpellum venustum (172617 203110 203111)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Cretiscalpellum striatum, Cretiscalpellum glabrum (59776)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Kazakhstan Cretiscalpellum naidini (210352 210353 210354 210355 210356 210357 210358 210359 210360 210361 210362 210363 210364 210365 210366) Cretiscalpellum naidini, Cretiscalpellum sharapovi (210351)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Cretiscalpellum glabrum (211444) Cretiscalpellum striatum (211443)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Calantica saskatchewanensis (226181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) Cretiscalpellum striatum (157759)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Cretiscalpellum striatum (59676)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Cretiscalpellum homseyi (83133)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Cretiscalpellum vallum (172903 210599)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Cretiscalpellum vallum (210617)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Cretiscalpellum striatum (212522 212525)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cretiscalpellum harnedi (210594)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Calantica saskatchewanensis (226182)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cretiscalpellum harnedi (210595 210601 210602)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Cretiscalpellum glabrum (211445) Cretiscalpellum striatum (211446)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cretiscalpellum harnedi (210607)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Calantica cardabia (41538 153527 212599)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0New Zealand Calantica pittensis (51083)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand Calantica pittensis (51084)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Calantica pittensis (51078)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Euscalpellum minutum (8025)
Bortonian - Kaiatan42.6 - 36.7New Zealand Calantica studeri (52129 63107)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Euscalpellum eocenense (90469 92267)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) Euscalpellum carolinensis (5387 7297)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Euscalpellum carolinensis (159934)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Euscalpellum eocenense (44410 44518)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Euscalpellum eocenense (90706 99671 99674 101180 101190)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (South Carolina) Euscalpellum wheeleri (66190)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Switzerland Scalpellum studeri (65054)