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Simulatus

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Quasillitidae

Taxonomy
Simulatus was named by Hoare et al. (1994). Its type is Simulatus adornatus.

It was assigned to Quasillitidae by Hoare et al. (1994).

Species
S. adornatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Simulatus Hoare et al. p. 1016

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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
suborderMetacopinaSylvester-Bradley 1961
superfamilyThlipsuroidea(Ulrich 1894)
familyQuasillitidaeCoryell and Malkin 1936
genusSimulatus

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. †Simulatus Hoare et al. 1994
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Simulatus adornatus Hoare et al. 1994
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. D. Hoare et al. 1994Small quasillitacean lacking marginal flanges; sur­ face with numerous fine, comarginal and longitudinal ridges.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) S. adornatus (236912)