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Cythere (Cythereis) biplicata

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Taxonomy
Cythere (Cythereis) biplicata was named by Jones (1850). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Byers Quarry, Marsden, Durham, which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Ford Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. canaliculata, C. claiborniana, C. dasyderma, C. evergreenica, C. impressa, C. lactea, C. leeana, C. lepralioides, C. lutea, C. mylonita, C. orelliana, C. plicata, C. postcultrata, C. quadrilatera, C. scutigera, C. sorrentae, C. striatopunctata, C. texana, C. wetherelli, Cythereis americana, Cythereis bartensteini, Cythereis bernardi, Cythereis bigrandis, Cythereis buechlerae, Cythereis bursilloides, Cythereis carpenterae, Cythereis catahoulana, Cythereis collei, Cythereis coronata, Cythereis davidwhitei, Cythereis dentonensis, Cythereis elmana, Cythereis elongata, Cythereis exanthamata, Cythereis exanthemata, Cythereis fahrinoni, Cythereis fragillissima, Cythereis garretti, Cythereis gosportensis, Cythereis gueltaensis, Cythereis hawleyi, Cythereis hirsuta, Cythereis horrescens, Cythereis huntensis, Cythereis hysonensis, Cythereis hysonensis, Cythereis implicata, Cythereis ischoppi, Cythereis israelskyi, Cythereis libanensis, Cythereis linospinosa, Cythereis longicostata, Cythereis mahonae, Cythereis malzi, Cythereis martini, Cythereis mersondaviesi, Cythereis nuda, Cythereis ornatissima, Cythereis paupera, Cythereis phoenissa, Cythereis pipkinensis, Cythereis pustulosissima, Cythereis quinquespinosa, Cythereis reklawensis, Cythereis rugipunctata, Cythereis sebastiensis, Cythereis senckenbergi, Cythereis sinuata, Cythereis smithvillensis, Cythereis spinosa, Cythereis splendens, Cythereis subgoodlandensis, Cythereis trinidadensis, Cythereis tuberculata, Cythereis uptonensis, Cythereis variabilocostata, Cythereis vaughani, Cythereis worthensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cythere (Cythereis) biplicata Jones p. 63 figs. Pl 18, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyTrachyleberididaeSylvester-Bradley 1948
subfamilyTrachyleberidinaeBradley 1948
genusCythereJones 1849
subgenusCythereis
speciesbiplicata

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: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Cythere biplicata (type locality: 87337)