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Pelecocythere

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Taxonomy
Pelecocythere was named by Athersuch (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 929]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cytheruridae by Guernet and Moullade (1994) and Ceolin et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pelecocythere Athersuch
1994Pelecocythere Guernet and Moullade
2024Pelecocythere Ceolin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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)
familyCytheruridaeMüller 1894
genusPelecocythereAthersuch 1979

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. Pelecocythere Athersuch 1979
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Pelecocythere trinidadensis van den Bold 1960
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: base of the Danian to the top of the Zanclean or 66.00000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Río Negro) P. carinoalatum (234222 234227 234228)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6North Atlantic P. trinidadensis (201875 201900)