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Phelobythocypris

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Phelobythocypris Warshauer and Berdan p. H68

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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
suborderBairdiocopinaGrundel 1967
superfamilyBairdiocypridoidea(Shaver 1961)
familyBairdiocyprididaeShaver 1961
genusPhelobythocypris

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. †Phelobythocypris Warshauer and Berdan 1982
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. M. Warshauer and J. M. Berdan 1982Elongate, dorsum asymmetrically arched, venter straight or concave, posterior evenly rounded, anterior more sharply curved. Greatest width and height posterior. Valves nearly equal, left valve overlaps right around free margin, ventral contact nearly straight, left valve may overreach right dorsally. Hinge long, tongue and groove type in both valves, left valve appears to have two stop ridges on inner surface near ventral margin. Muscle scar weakly impressed or not visible. Shell thin, smooth.