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Silenis acuta

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae

Taxonomy
Silenis acuta was named by Chen (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 91756 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meishan Baohuqu section, sample Z1028-7-1, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Silenis acuta Chen p. 58 figs. Pl 8, figs 15-18; pl 20, figs 3,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderPodocopinaSars 1866
superfamilyBairdioidea(Sars 1888)
familyBairdiocyprididaeShaver 1961
genusSilenisNeckaja 1958
speciesacuta

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.

†Silenis acuta Chen 1987
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Diagnosis
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