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Archaeostraca ✝
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Archaeostraca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Phyllocarida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Phyllocarida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Echinocaridina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 26 | 433 Ma Silurian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Palaeopemphida ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Pephricaridina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rhinocaridina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Baituganocaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Callizoe ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ceratiocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Dictyocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 443 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Dilophaspis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dithyrocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Emmelezoe ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 423 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Emmelezoe ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 423 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Guerichicaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Heroldina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Kerfornecaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lebesconteia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Macrocaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mesothyra ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Orozoe ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ptychocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pygocaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Schugurocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Trigonocarys ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1888 | Archaeostraca Claus |
| 1992 | Archaeostraca Bengtson p. 1022 |
| 2002 | Archaeostraca Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Archaeostraca Briggs et al. p. 133 |
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!
