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Pseudobythocypris pediformis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae

Taxonomy
Bythocypris pediformis was named by Knight (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 13. Belt Line Ry. (T. R. R. A.), first cut south of Clayton road, which is in a Desmoinesian carbonate limestone in the Fort Scott Limestone Formation of Missouri. It is the type species of Pseudobythocypris.

It was recombined as Pseudobythocypris pediformis by Crasquin-Soleau (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Bythocypris pediformis Knight p. 326 figs. Pl 44, figs 3a-c
1935Bythocypris pediformis Kellett p. 135 figs. Pl 16, figs 8a-f
1997Pseudobythocypris pediformis Crasquin-Soleau p. 65 figs. Pl 5, figs 10-11

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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
suborderBairdiocopinaGrundel 1967
superfamilyBairdiocypridoidea(Shaver 1961)
familyBairdiocyprididaeShaver 1961
genusPseudobythocyprisShaver 1958
speciespediformis(Knight 1928)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height30.3420.3100.3900.3300.042

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Artinskian or 312.80000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Ukraine Pseudobythocypris pediformis (216039 216040)
Kashirian313.8 - 311.46Ukraine Pseudobythocypris pediformis (216041)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Bythocypris pediformis (148422 215053)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Bythocypris pediformis (132992 133144)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Bythocypris pediformis (95377 132988 132990 132994 133136 133137 133142 133143 133148 133149 133163)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Kansas) Bythocypris pediformis (95361 95378 95379 110321)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Bythocypris pediformis (88235 93781 110317 110318)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (British Columbia) Pseudobythocypris pediformis (106671 106673)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3China (Fujian) Pseudobythocypris pediformis (95701 95702)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Kansas) Bythocypris pediformis (110314)