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The identification of a fossil from Cyprus as Artemia salina lacks taxonomic evidence and may lead to errors in future studies. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The focus is to evaluate the classification of a fossil from Cyprus as Artemia salina and assess its taxonomic validity.

March 13, 2026Open Access

Comments on a putative Artemia salina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) fossil from Cyprus

Key Points

The focus is to evaluate the classification of a fossil from Cyprus as Artemia salina and assess its taxonomic validity.
Review of the evidence used to classify the fossil as Artemia salina
Analysis of taxonomic criteria for identification of anostracan fossils
Consideration of potential implications for related studies
The identification lacks sufficient taxonomic evidence to confirm the fossil as Artemia salina
The fossil may not belong to the Anostraca class at all
Incorrect classification could lead to errors in molecular clock analyses and biogeographical studies

Abstract

Abstract We present an overview on the identification of a reported fossil from Cyprus which had been classified as Artemia salina. There is no taxonomic evidence to support the determination that the material is an anostracan, let alone a species of Artemia. The report reviewed here may be right about the identity of the fossil, but the published evidence does not support such a specific identification. Overly specific determinations like this can be cited in other studies (molecular clock analyses or biogeography for example) and cause cascading errors.

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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3aaa802a1e69014ccb64b — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e20260592

Authors

Alireza Asem

D. Christopher Rogers

Journals

SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

Nauplius

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Northeastern State University

Hainan Tropical Ocean University

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Comments on a putative Artemia salina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) fossil from Cyprus

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