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Vestalenula

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Darwinulidae

Taxonomy
Vestalenula was named by Rosetti and Martens (1998). It is extant.

It was assigned to Darwinulidae by Rosetti and Martens (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Vestalenula Rosetti and Martens p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderDarwinulocopina(Sohn 1988)
superfamilyDarwinuloideaBrady and Norman 1889
familyDarwinulidaeBrady and Norman 1889
genusVestalenula

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.

G. Vestalenula Rosetti and Martens 1998
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Vestalenula boteai Danielopol 1970
Vestalenula danielopoli Martens et al. 1997
Vestalenula daps Harding 1962
Vestalenula lundi Neale and Victor 1978
Vestalenula molopoensis Martens and Rossetti 1997
Vestalenula pagliolii Pinto and Kotzian 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwatersuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:58:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:58:30
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Türkiye (Yalova) V. cylindrica (184470)