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Cryptophyllus

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Cryptophyllidae

Taxonomy
Cryptophyllus was named by Levinson (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Rhabdostichidae by Jones and Olempska (2013); and to Cryptophyllidae by Abushik and Evdokimova (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Cryptophyllus Levinson
1954Pichynella Rusconi
1961Aberroconcha Adamczak
1963Eridoconchinella Krandijevsky
1968Pygoconcha Schallreuter
2002Cryptophyllus Sepkoski
2002Pichynella Sepkoski
2002Pygoconcha Sepkoski
2013Cryptophyllus Jones and Olempska p. 346
2016Cryptophyllus Abushik and Evdokimova p. 678

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
suborderEridostracina(Adamczak 1961)
familyCryptophyllidaeSwartz 1936
genusCryptophyllusLevinson 1951

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. †Cryptophyllus Levinson 1951
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†Cryptophyllus arsinius Stover 1956
†Cryptophyllus minusculus Kesling and Chilman 1978
Invalid names: Aberroconcha Adamczak 1961 [synonym], Eridoconchinella Krandijevsky 1963 [synonym], Pichynella Rusconi 1954 [synonym], Pygoconcha Schallreuter 1968 [synonym]
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: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-06 00:42:06
Modified: 2010-02-23 22:46:12
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Llanvirn to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 463.50000 to 370.60000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) C. magnus (25284 25285)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Argentina C. sp. (9032)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) C. oboloides (24621 25933) C. sp. (315)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) C. sp. (104372 104374 104455)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) C. magnus (102236 102252 102253)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Minnesota) C. obloides (23183)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Peru C. sp. (8800)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) C. sp. (105563)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. oboloides (24631)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. oboloides (55999)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) C. gibbosum, C. nuculopsis, C. simpsoni (23885) C. gibbosum, C. simpsoni (23886)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) C. sulcatus, C. oboloides (23214 23215)
Kirkfieldian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. sulcatus, C. oboloides (23177)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) C. sulcatus (23203) C. sulcatus, C. oboloides (23207)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. sulcatus, C. oboloides (23174)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) C. oboloides (23230 23231) C. sulcatus, C. oboloides (23217 23219)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Latvia (Daugavpils) C. gutta (192988)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic C. copelandi (14054)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Prague) C. copelandi (76480)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic C. copelandi (14108 14109)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6France (Basse-Normandie) C. sp. (78171)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Morocco C. sp. (230057 230058)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) C. arsinius (94041 94047 94048 94049)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France C. sp. 3 (38684) C. sp. G, C. sp. 3 (38681 38683)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) C. sp. (90628)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) C. arsinius (81857 206972 206973 206974)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) C. arsinius, C. minusculus (38475 38476)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Turkey C. sp. (200387)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Poland (Kostomloty) C. sp. (162219)