Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ostenocaris cypriformis

Thylacocephala - Conchyliocarida - Ostenocarididae

Taxonomy
Ostenocaris cypriformis was named by Arduini et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Osteno, which is in a Bucklandi lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Lombardische Kieselkalk Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Ostenocaris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Ostenocaris cypriformis Arduini et al.
2014Ostenocaris cypriformis Schram p. 354

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
—EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
orderConchyliocaridaSecretan 1985
familyOstenocarididaeSchram 2014
genusOstenocarisArduini et al. 1984
speciescypriformisArduini et al. 1980

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.

†Ostenocaris cypriformis Arduini et al. 1980
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:54:11
Modified: 2010-02-06 06:20:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bucklandi or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9Italy Ostenocaris cypriformis (type locality: 90673)