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Moelleritia canadensis

Ostracoda - Leperditicopida - Moelleritiidae

Taxonomy
Moelleritia canadensis was named by Copeland (1962). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Moelleritia canadensis Copeland
2000Moelleritia canadensis Wang and McKenzie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—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
genusMoelleritiaAbushik 1958
speciescanadensisCopeland 1962

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.

†Moelleritia canadensis Copeland 1962
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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: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Alaska) Moelleritia canadensis (75818)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northern Territories) Moelleritia canadensis (233061)