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Pseudoparaparchites

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoparaparchites was named by Kellett (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: C Ms C Step Sepkoski's reference number: 773]. Its type is Pseudoparaparchites kansanensis. It is the type genus of Paraparchitacea, Paraparchitidae.

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

Species
P. kansanensis (type species), P. kansensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Pseudoparaparchites Kellett p. 67
1961Pseudoparaparchites Benson et al. p. Q194
2002Pseudoparaparchites 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
superfamilyParaparchitoideaScott 1959
familyParaparchitidaeScott 1959
genusPseudoparaparchites

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. †Pseudoparaparchites Kellett 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height10.340

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: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Roadian or 303.70000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) P. kansensis (132991 133163)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) P. kansensis (95361)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation P. formidabilis (197598)