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Knoxites

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Knoxitidae

Taxonomy
Knoxites is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Geisinidae by Benson et al. (1961); and to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Knoxites Benson et al. p. Q184
2002Knoxites Sepkoski

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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
orderPlatycopidaSars 1866
suborderKloedenellocopinaScott 1961
superfamilyKloedenelloidea(Ulrich and Bassler 1908)
familyKnoxitidaeEgorov 1950
genusKnoxites

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. †Knoxites
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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
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:56:31
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:51
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wordian or 268.80000 to 265.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Oman K. brevirostris (121891)