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Blastolepas

Thecostraca - Archaeolepadomorpha - Stramentidae

Taxonomy
Blastolepas was named by Drushchits and Zevina (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Blastolepas orlovi.

It was assigned to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Loriculinae by Gale (2016) and Chan et al. (2021).

Species
B. orlovi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Blastolepas Drushchits and Zevina
2002Blastolepas Sepkoski
2016Blastolepas Gale p. 666
2021Blastolepas Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderArchaeolepadomorpha
familyStramentidaeWithers 1920
subfamilyLoriculinae
genusBlastolepasDrushchits and Zevina 1969

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.

G. †Blastolepas Drushchits and Zevina 1969
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Blastolepas orlovi Drushchits and Zevina 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available