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Abyssocythere

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Taxonomy
Abyssocythere was named by Benson (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 929]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Trachyleberididae by Guernet and Moullade (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Abyssocythere Benson
1994Abyssocythere Guernet and Moullade

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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
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyTrachyleberididaeSylvester-Bradley 1948
genusAbyssocythereBenson 1971

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. †Abyssocythere Benson 1971
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†Abyssocythere atlantica Benson 1971
†Abyssocythere australis Benson 1971
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 Messinian to the top of the Zanclean or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6North Atlantic A. atlantica (201875 201900)