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Moelleritiidae

Ostracoda - Leperditicopida - Moelleritiidae

Taxonomy
Moelleritiidae was named by Abushik (1990). It is not extant. Its type is Moelleritia.

It was assigned to Leperditioidea by Liebau (2005); and to Leperditicopina by Abushik and Evdokimova (2016).

Subtaxa
Eomoelleritia, Moelleritia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Moelleritiidae Abushik
2005Moelleritiidae Liebau p. 122
2016Moelleritiidae Abushik and Evdokimova p. 670

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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
subclassMyodocopaSars 1866
orderLeperditicopidaScott 1961
suborderLeperditicopinaPokorny 1953
superfamilyLeperditioideaJones 1856
familyMoelleritiidaeAbushik 1990
familyMoelleritiidaeAbushik 1990

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.

Fm. †Moelleritiidae Abushik 1990
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G. †Eomoelleritia Abushik 1972
G. †Moelleritia Abushik 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2010-02-05 05:02:58
Modified: 2010-09-27 14:12:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5USA (Alaska) Eomoelleritia sp. (49107) Moelleritia sp. (3474 3486)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Alaska) Moelleritia canadensis (75818)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northern Territories) Moelleritia canadensis (233061)