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Branchiopoda (branchiopod)
Taxonomy
Branchiopoda was named by Latreille (1817). It is extant.
It was assigned to Crustacea by Martin and Davis (2001); to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Athalassocarida by Lozano-Fernandez et al. (2019); and to Allotriocarida by Oakley et al. (2013), Hegna et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Crustacea by Martin and Davis (2001); to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Athalassocarida by Lozano-Fernandez et al. (2019); and to Allotriocarida by Oakley et al. (2013), Hegna et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Branchiopoda Latreille |
| 2001 | Branchiopoda Martin and Davis p. 58 |
| 2002 | Branchiopoda Sepkoski |
| 2013 | Branchiopoda Oakley et al. |
| 2019 | Branchiopoda Lozano-Fernandez et al. |
| 2020 | Branchiopoda Hegna et al. p. 24 |
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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.
Cl. Branchiopoda Latreille 1817 [branchiopod]
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Or. Anostraca Sars 1867
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Fm. Branchinectidae Daday de Deés 1910
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G. Branchinella Sayce 1903
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Branchinella budjiti Timms 2001 [fairy shrimp]
Branchinella campbelli Timms 2001 [fairy shrimp]
Invalid names: Branchipodidae Simon 1886 [empty]
Fm. †Ketmeniidae Novozhilov 1957
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G. †Almatium Novozhlov 1957
G. †Iliella Tschernyshev 1940
G. †Jeanrogerium Novozhilov 1959
G. †Ketmenia Chernyshev 1940
G. †Kungeja Novozhilov 1957
G. †Kysyltamia Novozhilov 1957
Subcl. Phyllopoda
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Subcl. Calmanostraca Tasch 1969
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Or. Diplostraca Gerstecker 1866
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Unr. Onychocaudata Olesen and Richter 2013
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Unr. Cladoceromorpha Ax 1999
Subor. Spinicaudata Linder 1945 [clam shrimp]
Invalid names: Conchostraca Sars 1867 [invalid subgroup]
Or. †Kazacharthra Novojilov 1957
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Or. Notostraca Sars 1867 [tadpole shrimp]
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G. †Apodites
G. †Apudites Schimper 1853
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†Apudites antiquus Schimper 1853
Invalid names: Triops cancriformis minor Thrusheim 1938 [synonym]
G. †Chenops Hegna and Ren 2010
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†Chenops oblongus Oleynikov 1968
†Chenops yixianensis Hegna and Ren 2010
Fm. Triopsidae Keilhack 1909 [Tadpole shrimp]
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G. †Lynceites Goldenberg 1870
Invalid names: Apodidae Burmeister 1846 [synonym], Apodites phuthingensis Ellenberger 1970 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Branchipodiadae M'Coy 1849 [empty]
Invalid names: Sarsostraca Tasch 1969 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 521.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma
Collections (277 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Atdabanian | Germany (Brandenburg) | Diplostraca indet. (24190) | |
| Dyeran | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Branchiopoda indet. (6850) | |
| Duyunian | China (Hubei) | Cycloconchoides venustus (201164) | |
| Letna - Harnagian | Czechia | Quasicaris bohemica (3861) | |
| Lochkovian | Russian Federation | Phyllopoda indet. (26668 26669 26670) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian | Belgium (territoire d'Estinnes-au-Monts) | Estheria sp. (23258 23260) | |
| Pragian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Lepidocaris rhyniensis (10721) | |
| Givetian | Russian Federation (Siberia) | Ulugkemia obrutschevi, Ulugkemia barykensis, Pseudestheria plicata (60392) | |
| Late/Upper Famennian | Belgium | Notostraca indet., Anostraca indet., Conchostraca indet. (131916) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Montana) | Lioestheria sp. (123117) | |
| Bashkirian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | Leaia leidyi (216610) Lioestheria striata, Leaia tricarinata, Leaia acutangularis, Leaia leidyi, Leaia baentschiana (216606 216609) Lynceites cansoensis (216608) | |
| Westphalian C | France | Euestheria bourozi (57698) | |
| Westphalian C | Germany | Estheria tenella, Leaia baentschiana, Leaia herriana (122593) | |
| Westphalian C - Westphalian D | Germany | Estheria limbata, Estheria rimosa, Leaia baentschiana, Leaia kliveriana (123953) Estheria limbata, Leaia baentschiana (123825) | |
| Stephanian | Germany | Estheria limbata, Leaia baentschiana, Triops ornatus (138379) Estheria tenella, Leaia baentschiana (138157) Leaia baentschiana (138001 138003 138024 138159 138160 138178 138179 138181 138347 138351 138355) | |
| Stephanian | Germany (Saarland) | Estheria limbata, Leaia baentschiana (122600) Leaia baentschiana (138356 138363) | |
| Stephanian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) | Leaia baentschiana (123810) | |
| Stephanian | Germany (Rheinlande) | Leaia baentschiana (126164) | |
| Kasimovian | USA (New Mexico) | Conchostraca indet. (49663 217020 217021 217023 217025 217028) Pseudestheria limbata (217022) | |
| Kasimovian | Germany (Saarland) | Estheria limbata (233078) Leaia baentschi (233077) | |