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Thaumatocypris

Ostracoda - Halocyprida - Thaumatocyprididae

Taxonomy
Thaumatocypris is a genus. It is extant. It is the type genus of Thaumatocyprididae, Thaumatocypridacea.

It was assigned to Thaumatocyprididae by Benson et al. (1961); and to Myodocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Thaumatocypris Benson et al. p. Q397
2002Thaumatocypris Sepkoski

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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
subclassMyodocopaSars 1866
orderHalocypridaDana 1853
suborderHalocypridinaDana 1853
superfamilyThaumatocypridoidea(Muller 1906)
familyThaumatocyprididaeMuller 1906
genusThaumatocypris

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
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-04 06:54:01
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:32
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Thouarsense or 180.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7United Kingdom (Somerset) T. sp. (33345)
Thouarsense180.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (Somerset) T. sp. (33350)