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Reticestus

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Arcyzonidae

Taxonomy
Reticestus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Reticestus Benson et al. p. Q167
2002Reticestus 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
orderPalaeocopidaHenningsmoen 1953
suborderBeyrichicopinaScott 1961
superfamilyKirkbyoidea(Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
familyArcyzonidaeKesling 1961
genusReticestus

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.

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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: 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 Pridoli to the top of the Eifelian or 423.00000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) R. retiferus (26826)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Virginia) R. sp. (6993)