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Brachyzapfes elliptica

Thecostraca - Zapfellidae

Taxonomy
Brachyzapfes elliptica was named by Codez (1957). It is a trace fossil. It is the type species of Brachyzapfes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Brachyzapfes elliptica Codez
1969Brachyzapfes elliptica Newman et al. p. 272

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassAcrothoracica(Gruvel 1905)
familyZapfellidaeSaint-Seine 1954
genusBrachyzapfesCodez and de Saint-Seine 1958
speciesellipticaCodez 1957

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.

Brachyzapfes elliptica Codez 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available