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Argilloecia hydrodynamicus

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pontocyprididae

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Derivation of name. Gr. dqm hydron, water; plus dmalj dynamicus, power, strongly. With reference to the supremely hydrodynamical outline and shape of this species.

Taxonomy
Argilloecia hydrodynamicus was named by Ceolin et al. (2015). Its type specimen is LM-FCEN 3255, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 21, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Argilloecia hydrodynamicus Ceolin et al.

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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)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyPontocypridoideaMuller 1894
familyPontocyprididaeMueller 1894
genusArgilloecia
specieshydrodynamicus

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.

Argilloecia hydrodynamicus Ceolin et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Ceolin et al. 2015A very elongate, posteroventrally pointed species of Argilloecia with strong RV overlap anterodorsally and the reverse posterodorsally.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Argilloecia hydrodynamicus (231999 232000 type locality: 232002 232003 232004)