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Amphissitidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Amphissitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Amphissitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 403 - 392 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | hypersaline,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Palaeocopida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Ostracoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Crasquin-Soleau. 1997. First upper Paleozoic ostracodes from British Columbia (Canada): Harper Ranch Group. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 244(1-3):37-84 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amphissites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 137 | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Buekkella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 290 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Ectodemites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Kegelites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Kullmannissites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Neoamphissites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 265 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Neochilina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Parahollinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Permokegelites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 296 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Polytylites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Neocholina dolabra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1928 | Amphissitinae Knight |
| 1954 | Amphissitinae Sohn p. 12 |
| 1997 | Amphissitidae Crasquin-Soleau p. 50 |
| 2018 | Amphissitidae Tanaka p. 10 |
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!
