TABLE 1.Suggested instances of dimorphism in fossil clam shrimp inferred via carapace outline or dimensions.
Species |
Superfamily |
Age |
Locality |
Source |
Cyzicus (Lioestheria) shackletonensis |
Cyzoidea |
U.Carb-L.Perm |
ANTARCTICA - Shackleton Glacier |
Babcock et al.et al.2002 |
Estheriina astartoides |
Limnadioidea |
U.Cret |
BRAZIL - Potiguar Basin |
Lana andCarvalho 2002 |
Endolimnadiopsis rusconii |
Lioestherioidea |
U.Tria |
ARGENTINA - Mendoza Province |
Gallego 2005 |
Shizhuestheria truncata |
Eosestheriteoidea |
M.Jura |
CHINA - Sichuan Basin |
Li ,Hiranoet al.et al.2009 |
Hemicycloleaia grantrangicus/Hemicycloleaia andersonae |
Leaioidea |
E.Carb |
AUSTRALIA |
Jones and Chen - 2000 |
Cratostracus? Cheni |
Estheriteoidea |
L.Cret - Aptian |
CHINA - western Liaoning |
Li and Batten 2004 |
Yanjiestheria dabeigouensis |
Eosestherioidea |
E.Cret |
CHINA - eastern Jilin |
Li et al.et al.2007 |
Dictyestheriae longata |
Estheriteoidea |
Cret? |
CHINA - Yaojia Formation |
Li, Wanet al.et al. 2009 |
Plectestheria songhuaensis |
Estheriteoidea |
U.Cret |
CHINA - Jilin Province |
Li et al.et al.2009b |
Halysestheria yui |
Estheriteoidea |
Cret? |
CHINA - Jilin Province |
Li,Wan et al.et al. 2009 |
Isaura (Euestheria) harveyi |
Cyzoidea |
Perm |
USA - Kansas |
Tasch 1958 |
Pemphicyclus-Gabonestheria |
Cyzoidea |
L.Carb |
|
Tasch 1961 |
Menucoestheria wichmanni |
Eosestherioidea |
Tria |
ARGENTINA - Vera Formation |
Gallego 2010 |
Abrestheria rotunda |
Eosestherioidea |
L.Cret |
CHINA - NorthenHebei |
Li et al.et al. 2006 |
Carapacestheria disgregaris |
|
L.Jura |
ANTARCTICA - Shackleton Glacier |
Shen 1994 |
TABLE 2. Species used in this study with associated MANOVA significance values (p*) of between group differences and discriminant scores (DS) as a percentage classified correctly. The first four eigenshapes produced by analysis of the separate datasets were used in the MANOVA and discriminate analyses.
Dataset |
M |
F |
MANOVA (p*) |
DS (%) |
L. badia, L. stanleyana, E. texana, E. dhali |
60 |
60 |
2.03E-41 |
97 |
L. occidentalis |
11 |
11 |
0.0497876 |
73 |
L. badia |
15 |
15 |
6.92E-14 |
100 |
E. texana |
15 |
15 |
1.17E-12 |
100 |
C. mexicanus |
9 |
15 |
0.151 |
76 |
C. disgragaris † |
18 |
16 |
1.74E-10 |
97 |