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Parabythocythere

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae

Taxonomy
Parabythocythere is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bythocytheridae by Crasquin (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Parabythocythere Sepkoski
2008Parabythocythere Crasquin p. 252

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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)
familyBythocytheridaeSars 1928
genusParabythocythere

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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Parabythocythere chongpani Crasquin 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
carapace height10.310----
valve height40.2660.1500.4150.2850.109

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: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Hungary P. nodosa (146199)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Italy P. siciliensis (110840)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Italy P. chongpani (84130 84133)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Greece P. sp. 1 (112078)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) P. chongpani (97920) P. permica (117588)