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Loxoconcha similis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Loxoconchidae

Taxonomy
Loxoconcha similis was named by Bertels (1973). Its type specimen is FCEN-LM 502, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Loxoconcha similis Bertels p. 327 figs. 5a-b

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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
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyLoxoconchidaeSars 1865
genusLoxoconchaSars 1866
speciessimilis

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.

†Loxoconcha similis Bertels 1973
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1973A species of the genus Loxoconcha with subtrapezoidal carapace sculptured by delicate concentric and transverse ribs which form a reticulate pattern.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available