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Abyssocypris

Ostracoda - Podocopida

Taxonomy
Abyssocypris is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Abyssocypris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
genusAbyssocypris

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: 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 Danian to the top of the Rupelian or 66.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Indian Ocean A. sp. (201904)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Indian Ocean A. sp. (201915)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Indian Ocean A. sp. (201917)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Indian Ocean A. sp. (201923 201924)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Indian Ocean A. sp. (201931)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Indian Ocean A. sp. (201938 201940)