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Maxillopoda
| Description | Maxillopoda is a diverse class of crustaceans including barnacles, copepods and a number of related animals. It does not appear to be a monophyletic group, and no single character unites all the members. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxillopoda, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Maxillopoda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 293 (54%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 423 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Martin and G. E. Davis. 2001. An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series (39):1-124 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Kieferfüßer, Maxillopods, 顎脚 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxillopoda |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Branchiura subclass | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 269 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cirripedia subclass | listed (PBDB) | Barnacle | 1,045 | 433 Ma Silurian | 0 Ma Extant |
| Mystacocaridida subclass | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pentastomida subclass | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Tantulocarida subclass | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Thecostraca subclass | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Akentrogonida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Apygophora order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Arguloida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Cephalobaenida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Dendrogastrida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Kentrogonida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Laurida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pedunculata order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Porocephalida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pygophora order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Scalpelliformes order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 124 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Sessilia order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 736 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Alsasuacaridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Americlidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anthessidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bredocarididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyclidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrogasteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Halicynidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hemitrochiscidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 269 Ma Permian | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Mesoprosoponidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Polyankylidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudanthessidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Raillietiellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schraminidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Skaraidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphiurophilus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachylepas ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Endosacculus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Eskimolepas genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hemicalanus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lophobalanus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Matellionius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pabulum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraprosopon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Rogerella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tetrinis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Utinomia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Agulhasina quadrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphicytherura tumida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Arhurhumesia canadiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachycythere pondolandensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cythereis transkeiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cytherelloidea gardeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cytherelloidea umzambaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gibberleberis africanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Haughtonileberis fissilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Haughtonileberis haughtoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hepterina confusa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Isocythereis sealensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leperdita angulifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leperditia angulifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraphysocythere thompsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraplatycosta reticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phacorhabdotus spinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pondoina sulcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ruhtra germinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ruhtra humesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1956 | Maxillopoda Dahl |
| 2001 | Maxillopoda Martin and Davis p. 58 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
Derby, Perry County, Indiana, USA