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Ostenocarididae

Thylacocephala - Conchyliocarida - Ostenocarididae

Taxonomy
Ostenocarididae was named by Schram (2014). Its type is Ostenocaris.

It was assigned to Conchyliocarida by Schram (2014), Ehiro and Kato (2015).

Subtaxa
Kilianocaris, Ostenocaris (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Ostenocarididae Schram
2015Ostenocarididae Ehiro and Kato p. 279

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
orderConchyliocaridaSecretan 1985
familyOstenocarididaeSchram 2014
familyOstenocarididaeSchram 2014

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.

Fm. †Ostenocarididae Schram 2014
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G. †Kilianocaris van Straelen 1923
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Kilianocaris lericheri van Straelen 1923
G. †Ostenocaris Arduini et al. 1984
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Ostenocaris cypriformis Arduini et al. 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:54:11
Modified: 2010-02-06 06:20:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 248.10000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan Ostenocaris sp. (173664)
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9Italy Ostenocaris cypriformis (90673)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Kilianocaris lerichei (58221)