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Branchiopoda
| Description | Branchiopoda is a class of crustaceans. It comprises fairy shrimp, clam shrimp, Cladocera, Notostraca and the Devonian Lepidocaris. They are mostly small, freshwater animals that feed on plankton and detritus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branchiopoda, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Branchiopoda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | branchiopod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Branchiopoda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 19 (23%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine,brackish,freshwater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, detritivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | ECOSPACE CODE: 121. LIFE HISTORY: pelagic or surficial, fully motile slow, and supension feeding, surface deposit feeding or grazing according to Bambach et al (2007), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Branchiopods, Branchiopodes, Blattfußkrebse, Kiemenfüßer, Bladfotingar, Bladpootkreeftjes, Kieuwpootkreeftjes, Phyllopods, 鰓脚, Branchiopod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branchiopoda |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Phyllopoda subclass | listed (PBDB) | 98 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Sarsostraca subclass | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Anostraca order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Diplostraca order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 89 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
 Notostracaorder | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Tadpole Shrimp | 5 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Limnadioidea superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 38 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cyclestheridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ketmeniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lepidocarididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptodorosididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afrolimnadia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asmussia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bulbilimnadia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Daphniagenus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Eosolimnadiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gabonestheria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gilsonicaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Glyptoasmussia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maghrebestheria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraleptestheria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Esthena mexicana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paralimetis texana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1817 | Branchiopoda Latreille |
| 2001 | Branchiopoda Martin and Davis p. 58 |
| 2002 | Branchiopoda 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!
