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Calmanostraca

Branchiopoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Calmanostraca Tasch p. R131
2010Calmanostraca Hegna and Ren p. 887
2020Calmanostraca Hegna et al. p. 25
2024Calmanostraca Geyer et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
classBranchiopodaLatreille 1817
subclassPhyllopoda
subclassCalmanostraca
subclassCalmanostraca

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.

Subcl. Calmanostraca Tasch 1969
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Or. †Acercostraca Lehmann 1955
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Fm. †Vachonisiidae Tasch 1969
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G. †Vachonisia Lehmann 1956
Or. †Castrocollida Schram and Koenemann 2022
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G. †Castracollis Fayers and Trewin 2003
Or. Diplostraca Gerstecker 1866
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Or. †Cryptopoda Kotov 2007
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Fm. †Leptodorosididae Kotov 2007
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G. †Leposida Kotov 2007
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†Leposida ponomarenkoi Kotov 2007
G. †Leptodorosida Kotov 2007
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Subor. †Estheriellina Shen 2003
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Superfm. †Estherielloidea Kobayashi 1954
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Fm. †Estheriellidae Kobayashi 1954
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G. †Estheriella Weiss 1875
G. †Nyasaestheriella Kobayashi 1954
G. †Grauvogelocaris Geyer et al. 2024
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†Grauvogelocaris alsatica Geyer et al. 2024
G. †Isaura Joly 1841
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†Isaura laxitexta Jones 1890
Or. Laevicaudata Linder 1945
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Fm. Lynceidae Stebbing 1902
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G. Lynceus Mueller 1785
G. †Olesenocaris Geyer et al. 2024
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†Olesenocaris galli Geyer et al. 2024
Unr. Onychocaudata Olesen and Richter 2013
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Unr. Cladoceromorpha Ax 1999
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Or. Cladocera Latreille 1829 [water flea]
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Subor. Anomopoda Sars 1865
G. Daphnia Muller 1785
Invalid names: Ctenopoda Sars 1865 [empty]
Invalid names: Cyclestherida Sars 1899 [empty]
Subor. Spinicaudata Linder 1945 [clam shrimp]
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Superfm. †Cyzicoidea Stebbing 1910
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Fm. Cyzicidae Stebbing 1910
Superfm. †Eosestherioidea Zhang and Chen 1976
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Fm. †Antronestheriidae Chen and Hudson 1991
Fm. †Eosestheriidae Zhang and Chen 1976
Fm. †Euestheriidae Defretin-Lefranc 1965
Fm. †Orthothemosiidae Defretin-Lefranc 1965
Fm. †Polygraptidae Novojilov 1954
Invalid names: Aquilonoglyptidae Novojilov 1958 [empty]
Superfm. Limnadioidea Baird 1894
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Fm. Cyclestheriidae Sars 1899
Fm. Leptestheriidae Daday 1923
Fm. Limnadiidae Baird 1894
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Invalid names: Limnaiidae Baird 1849 [synonym]
Fm. †Lioestheriidae Raymond 1946
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Subfm. †Asmussinae Kobayashi 1954
G. †Lioestheria Deperet and Mazeran 1912
G. †Pseudestheria Raymond 1946
Invalid names: Lioestheriinae Kobayashi 1954 [empty]
Fm. †Shipingiidae Kozur and Weems 2005
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G. †Shipingia Shen 1976
Invalid names: Conchostraca Sars 1867 [invalid subgroup]
Or. †Kazacharthra Novojilov 1957
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G. †Panacanthocaris Novozhilov 1957
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†Panacanthocaris ketmenica Novojilov 1957
Or. Notostraca Sars 1867 [tadpole shrimp]
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G. †Apodites
G. †Apudites Schimper 1853
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†Apudites antiquus Schimper 1853
Invalid names: Triops cancriformis minor Thrusheim 1938 [synonym]
G. †Chenops Hegna and Ren 2010
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†Chenops oblongus Oleynikov 1968
†Chenops yixianensis Hegna and Ren 2010
G. †Jeholops Hegna and Ren 2010
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†Jeholops hongi Hegna and Ren 2010
Fm. Triopsidae Keilhack 1909 [Tadpole shrimp]
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G. Lepidurus Leach 1819
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Invalid names: Prolepidurus Tchernyshev 1940 [synonym]
G. †Lynceites Goldenberg 1870
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†Lynceites cansoensis Copeland 1957
†Lynceites ornatus Goldenberg 1870
G. Triops Shrank 1803
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Triops cancriformis Schaeffer 1758
Invalid names: Apus Schaeffer 1758 [replaced]
Invalid names: Apodidae Burmeister 1846 [synonym], Apodites phuthingensis Ellenberger 1970 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: suspension feederc
Diet 2: detritivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-21 10:04:49
Modified: 2010-02-04 14:45:55
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 521.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma

Collections (244 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Germany (Brandenburg) Diplostraca indet. (24190)
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Hubei) Cycloconchoides venustus (201164)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Belgium (territoire d'Estinnes-au-Monts) Estheria sp. (23258 23260)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Belarus Conchostraca indet. (277005)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Siberia) Ulugkemia obrutschevi, Ulugkemia barykensis, Pseudestheria plicata (60392)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium Notostraca indet., Conchostraca indet. (131916)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Montana) Lioestheria sp. (123117)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Leaia leidyi (216610) Lioestheria striata, Leaia tricarinata, Leaia acutangularis, Leaia leidyi, Leaia baentschiana (216606 216609) Lynceites cansoensis (216608)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8France Euestheria bourozi (57698)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Germany Estheria tenella, Leaia baentschiana, Leaia herriana (122593)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4Germany Estheria limbata, Estheria rimosa, Leaia baentschiana, Leaia kliveriana (123953) Estheria limbata, Leaia baentschiana (123825)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3Germany (Rheinlande) Leaia baentschiana (126164)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3Germany Estheria limbata, Leaia baentschiana, Triops ornatus (138379) Estheria tenella, Leaia baentschiana (138157) Leaia baentschiana (138001 138003 138024 138159 138160 138178 138179 138181 138347 138351 138355)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3Germany (Saarland) Estheria limbata, Leaia baentschiana (122600) Leaia baentschiana (138356 138363)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Leaia baentschiana (123810)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Germany (Saarland) Estheria limbata (233078) Leaia baentschi (233077)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Conchostraca indet. (49663 217020 217021 217023 217025 217028) Pseudestheria limbata (217022)
Stephanian A305.0 - 301.4Germany Leaia baentschiana (123835 138180)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Conchostraca indet. (216992 216994 217005 217006) Pseudestheria sp. (216991 216993)
Stephanian C300.9 - 300.3Germany Leaia baentschiana (137873)