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Krithe

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Taxonomy
Krithe was named by Brady et al. (1874) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 167]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Alexander (1934).

It was assigned to Cytheridae by Alexander (1934); to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Krithidae by Ayress (1995), Bergue and Govindan (2010), Yamaguchi et al. (2016); and to Krithinae by Hazel and Holden (1971), Bertels (1973), Ceolin et al. (2015), Ceolin et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Krithe Brady et al.
1934Krithe Alexander
1971Krithe Hazel and Holden p. 5
1973Krithe Bertels
1995Krithe Ayress p. 915
2002Krithe Sepkoski
2010Krithe Bergue and Govindan
2015Krithe Ceolin et al.
2016Krithe Yamaguchi et al. p. 413 figs. Table 3
2024Krithe Ceolin et al.

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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)
familyCytherideidaeSars 1925
subfamilyKrithinaeMandelstram 1958
genusKritheBrady et al. 1874

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. Krithe Brady et al. 1874
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†Krithe crassicaudata van den Bold 1946
†Krithe crepidus Ceolin et al. 2015
†Krithe dolichodeira van den Bold 1946
†Krithe hiwanneensis Howe and Law 1936
†Krithe perattica Alexander 1934
†Krithe prolixa van den Bold 1966
†Krithe rex Dingle et al. 1990
†Krithe rocana Bertels 1973
Krithe trinidadensis van den Bold 1958
†Krithe vicksburgensis Howe and Law 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: blindg
Created: 2011-06-14 17:57:58
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:58:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Calabrian or 237.00000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 233.6 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy K. sp. (162392)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) K. crepidus (231994 231995)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) K. sp, K. rocana (236521)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) K. crepidus (231999 232002 232003 232004) K. rocana (232031)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Tunisia (Kef) K. echolsae (93948)
Danian66.0 - 61.66North Atlantic K. sp. (201901)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Texas) K. perattica (191364)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) K. perattica (232025)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago K. guatemalensis (94025 94026 94027 94028 94029 94030 94031)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Vlaanderen) K. rutoti (94039)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Trinidad and Tobago K. guatemalensis (94022 94023 94024)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Sindh) K. rutoti (94125 94126)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Indian Ocean K. sp. (201917 201920)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Pakistan (Dera Ismail Khan) K. sp. (214821)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Hungary K. bartonensis (171632 171633)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Indian Ocean K. sp. (201924)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) K. bartonensis (42636)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica K. sp. 3 (202738) K. sp. 3, K. sp. 7, K. sp. 8 (202740) K. sp. 6, K. sp. 4 (202739)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) K. sp. (161903)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Indian Ocean K. sp. (201927 201931)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga K. sp. (43006)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mexico (Veracruz) K. hiwanneensis (94172) K. hiwanneensis, K. vicksburgensis (94173)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Antarctica K. sp. 4 (202744) K. sp. 4, K. sp. 3, K. sp. 1 (202742) K. sp. 5 (202747)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Indian Ocean K. sp. (201938 201940)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Türkiye (Denizli) K. sp. (110483)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda K. prolixa (94185)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45South Africa (North Cape) K. capensis, K. spatularis (37451)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Antarctica K. sp. 5 (202755)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Trinidad and Tobago K. producta (93916) K. producta, K. reversa, K. hiwanneensis (93910)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98India (Gujarat) K. papillosa (93899)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Türkiye K. sp. (206197)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Poland K. compressa (138841 138845 138846 138849 138851) K. compressa, K. oertlii (138847 138848 138850 138852 138858)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece K. sp. 1 (138336 138584) K. sp. 2 (138333)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Antarctica K. sp. 2 (202758)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6North Atlantic K. capensis, K. sp., K. sp. 1, K. rex, K. prolixa (201900) K. sp. 1, K. rex, K. prolixa (201874 201875)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) K. producta (166744)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) K. sp. (91902)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama K. spp. (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) K. praetexta (200420)