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Candonidae

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Candonidae

Taxonomy
Candonidae was named by Kaufmann (1900). It is extant. Its type is Candona.

It was assigned to Cypridoidea by Dias-Brito et al. (2001), Liebau (2005), Babinot and Colin (2011), Carignano (2012), Yamaguchi et al. (2016), Wang et al. (2022).

Subtaxa
Candoninae, Paracypridinae, Trapezicandona
Sister taxa
Paracypridinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Candonidae Kaufmann
2001Candonidae Dias-Brito et al. p. 263
2005Candonidae Liebau
2011Candonidae Babinot and Colin p. 753
2012Candonidae Carignano
2016Candonidae Yamaguchi et al. p. 412 figs. Table 3
2022Candonidae Wang et al. p. 149

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyCypridoidea(Baird 1845)
familyCandonidaeKaufmann 1900
familyCandonidaeKaufmann 1900

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.

Fm. Candonidae Kaufmann 1900
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Subfm. †Candoninae Kaufmann 1900
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G. Candona Baird 1845
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†Candona bellula Yang 1982
Candona candida Müller 1776
†Candona elongata Goldenberg 1870
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Invalid names: Carbonia fabulina Fritsch 1901 [synonym]
†Candona huantraicoensis Bertels 1972
Candona neglecta Sars 1887
G. †Candoniella Schneider 1956
G. Candonopsis Vavra 1891
G. †Eucandona Daday 1900
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†Eucandona huantraicoensis Bertels 1972
Invalid names: Candonini Kaufmann 1900 [empty]
Fm. Paracypridinae Sars 1923
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G. †Aglaiocypris Sylvester-Bradley 1947
G. †Electrocypria Wang et al. 2022
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†Electrocypria burmitei Wang et al. 2022
G. Paracypris Sars 1866
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†Paracypris aculeata Guan 1985
†Paracypris bertelsae Ceolin et al. 2015
†Paracypris eniotmetos Nicolaidis and Piovesan 2013
†Paracypris franquesi Howe and Chambers 1935
†Paracypris gaetanii Crasquin-Soleau 2006
†Paracypris imaguncula Ceolin et al. 2015
†Paracypris jaguelensis Bertels 1975
†Paracypris jinyaensis Crasquin-Soleau 2006
†Paracypris jonesi Bonnema 1940
†Paracypris levis Kuznetsova 1961
†Paracypris meridionalis Lubimova and Mohan 1960
†Paracypris oanaella Forel 2017
†Paracypris perapiculata Alexander 1934
†Paracypris polita Sars 1866
†Paracypris redcarensis Blake 1876
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Invalid names: Paracypris procerus Blaszyk 1967 [synonym]
†Paracypris rosefieldensis Howe and Law 1936
†Paracypris scalaris Wei 1981
†Paracypris semidisca Drexler 1958
†Paracypris tabulasaxensis Kristan-Tollmann 1991
†Paracypris vietnamensis Tanaka and Komatsu 2014
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†Phlyctenophora farkasi Zalanyi 1913
Tr. Renaudcypridini McKenzie 1980
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G. †Myanmarcypris Wang et al. 2020
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†Myanmarcypris hui Wang et al. 2020
G. †Spinocypris Kozur 1971
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†Spinocypris vulgaris Kozur 1971
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Invalid names: Spinocypris nepalensis Kozur 1971 [synonym]
Tr. Thalassocypridini Hartmann and Puri 1974
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G. Paracypria Sars 1910
G. Trapezicandona Schornikov 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwatersuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian C to the top of the Holocene or 314.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 309.8 Ma

Collections (448 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Germany Candona elongata (122593)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4Germany Candona elongata (123953)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Candona elongata (123810)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3Germany Candona elongata (138157)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3Germany (Saarland) Candona elongata (122600 138356)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Germany (Saarland) Candona elongata (233077 233078)
Kungurian - Roadian283.3 - 266.9Thailand Spinocypris sp. (164537)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran Paracypris gaetanii (125568 220254 220258) Paracypris sp. 1 (220237) Paracypris sp. 2 (220247 220249) Spinocypris sp. 1 (168923)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Paracypris sp. 1 (132518) Paracypris sp. 2, Paracypris sp. 3, Spinocypris sp. 2 (132519) Paracypris sp. 4 (132517) Spinocypris sp. 1 (132520) Spinocypris sp. 2, Paracypris gaetanii (95649)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Italy Paracypris gaetanii (87169) Paracypris sp. 1 (87168)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Türkiye Paracypris gaetanii (169057 169067 169068 169071 169072 169076 169079 169086 169089 169090 169091 169093 169094) Paracypris sp. 1 (169056) Paracypris sp. 1, Paracypris gaetanii (169092)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Zhejiang) Paracypris gaetanii (116319) Paracypris sp. 1 (116318) Paracypris sp. 2 (116325)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Saudi Arabia Spinocypris sp. 1 (87279)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Iran Paracypris gaetanii (168933 168934 168935 168938 168950 220260 220267)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guangxi) Paracypris sp. 1, Paracypris gaetanii (106639)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Paracypris gaetanii (132525 132526 132527 132528 132529 132530 132531 132532 132533) Paracypris sp. 5 (132536 132537) Paracypris sp. 5, Paracypris gaetanii (132534)
Induan251.902 - 249.9China (Sichuan) Paracypris sp. (45895 47904)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4USA (North Carolina) Candona rogersii (151884)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Serbia Paracypris krivipotokensis (165444 165445)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Paracypris jinyaensis (106635 106647)