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Pterocythere

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Limnocytheridae

Taxonomy
Pterocythere was named by Wei (1981). Its type is Pterocythere reniformis.

It was assigned to Limnocytheridae by Wei (1981).

Species
P. reniformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Pterocythere Wei p. 504

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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
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyLimnocytheridaeKlie 1938
genusPterocythere

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. †Pterocythere Wei 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
carapace height60.2210.1900.2400.2250.017

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:59
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:04
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Sichuan) P. reniformis (120635)