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Lophogastrida

Malacostraca - Lophogastrida

Taxonomy
Lophogastrida was named by Sars (1870). It is extant.

It was assigned to Malacostraca by Sepkoski (2002); and to Peracarida by Hegna et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Lophogastrida Sars
2002Lophogastrida Sepkoski
2020Lophogastrida Hegna et al. p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
Life
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
orderLophogastridaSars 1870
orderLophogastridaSars 1870

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.

Or. Lophogastrida Sars 1870
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Fm. Eucopiidae Dana 1852
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G. †Schimperella Bill 1914
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Schimperella acanthocercus Taylor et al. 2001
Schimperella beneckei Bill 1914
Schimperella kessleri Bill 1914
G. †Yunnanocopia Feldmann et al. 2017
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Yunnanocopia grandis Feldmann et al. 2017
Yunnanocopia longicauda Feldmann et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 247.20000 to 161.20000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) Schimperella beneckei (206487 206489 206490)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) Schimperella beneckei (206505) Schimperella sp. (206545)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Germany Schimperella kessleri (226204)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France Schimperella beneckei (154038 226203)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Eucopiidae indet., Yunnanocopia grandis, Yunnanocopia longicauda (169408 183459)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Slovenia Schimperella sp. (166627)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Schimperella acanthocercus (44717)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Eucopia praecursor, Lophogaster voultensis (58221)