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Valvifera

Malacostraca - Isopoda

Taxonomy
Valvifera was named by Sars (1882). It is extant.

It was assigned to Isopoda by Brooks et al. (1969) and Wilson and Morel (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Valvifera Sars
1969Valvifera Brooks et al. p. R380
2022Valvifera Wilson and Morel p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
Mancoida
orderIsopodaLatreille 1817
suborderValviferaSars 1882
suborderValviferaSars 1882

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.

Subor. Valvifera Sars 1882
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Fm. Chaetiliidae Dana 1853
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G. †Protochaetilia Wilson and Morel 2022
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Protochaetilia delaunayi Wilson and Morel 2022
Fm. Idoteidae Leach 1813
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Subfm. Mesidoteinae Racovitza and Sevastos 1910
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G. Mesidotea Richardson 1905
G. †Proidotea
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Proidotea haugi Racovitza and Sevastos 1910
G. †Mesozoidotea Wilson and Morel 2022
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Mesozoidotea gazonfierensis Wilson and Morel 2022
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Rupelian or 99.60000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Mesozoidotea gazonfierensis, Protochaetilia delaunayi (59791)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Proidotea haugi (187379)