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Sclerochilus
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bythocytheridae : Sclerochilus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Paradoxostomatidae : Sclerochilus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Sclerochilus Sars, 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Sars, Georg O. 1866. Oversigt af Norges marine Ostracoder. Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania 1864-65: 1–130. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | hypersaline,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Ostracoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Ostracoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Ostracoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore, grazer (based on Podocopida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Ostracoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Sclerochilus abbreviatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus aegaeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus aequus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus antarcticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus bradyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus centroamericanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus contortus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus disjunctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus dubowskyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus eximius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus gewemuelleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus hicksi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus incurvatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus inhambanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus insignis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus iturupicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus jurasovi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus kerguelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus krosensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus laptevensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus laptevi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus leizhouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus levis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus littoralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus nasus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus oshoroensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus ovatoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus piaoyina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus rectomarginatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus reniformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus rubrimaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus rudjakovi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus schornikovi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus semirutrens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus subcycloidea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus svalbardensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus truncatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus ventriosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus verecundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sclerochilus whatleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1971 | Sclerochilus Hazel and Holden p. 6 |
2002 | Sclerochilus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!