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Phosphatocopida

Phosphatocopida

Taxonomy
Phosphatocopida was named by Mueller (1964). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the class Phosphatocopida by Zhang et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Ostracoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Crustacea by Zhang et al. (2010); and to Crustacea by Olempska et al. (2019).

Sister taxa
Euphosphatocopida (syn. Phosphatocopina)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Phosphatocopida Mueller
2002Phosphatocopda Sepkoski p. 202
2010Phosphatocopida Zhang et al. p. 158
2019Phosphatocopida Olempska et al. p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
orderPhosphatocopidaMueller 1964
orderPhosphatocopidaMueller 1964

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. †Phosphatocopida Mueller 1964
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Or. †Euphosphatocopida Siveter et al. 2003
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Invalid names: Phosphatocopina Mueller 1964 [synonym]
Fm. †Hesslandonidae Mueller 1964
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G. †Cyclotron Rushton 1969
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Cyclotron angelini Linnarsson 1875
Cyclotron lapworthi Groom 1902
G. †Hesslandona Mueller 1964
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Hesslandona angustata Maas et al. 2003
Hesslandona necopina Mueller 1964
Hesslandona suecica Maas et al. 2003
Hesslandona unisulcata Mueller 1982
G. †Trapezilites Hinz-Schallreuter 1993
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Trapezilites minimus Kummerow 1934
G. †Waldoria Gruendel 1981
G. †Klausmuelleria Siveter et al. 2003
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Klausmuelleria salopensis Siveter et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Branchian to the top of the Maentwrogian or 516.20000 to 493.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian516.2 - 506.5United Kingdom (England) Hesslandona n. sp. B (79939)
Maentwrogian497.0 - 493.6Sweden Falites sp., Hesslandona sp., Vestrogothia sp. (9889 9890 9891)
Maentwrogian497.0 - 493.6Sweden (Öland) Falites sp., Hesslandona sp., Vestrogothia sp. (9892)
Maentwrogian497.0 - 493.6Sweden (Vastergotland) Vestrogothia sp. (7906)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Poland (Pomeranian) Cyclotron angelini (230314)