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Pontocypris

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pontocyprididae

Taxonomy
Pontocypris is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pontocyprididae by Forel (2017).

Species
Erythrocypris rosefieldensis, P. mississippiensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. acuminata

Synonyms
  • Erythrocypris was named by Mueller (1894).

    It was synonymized objectively with Pontocypris by Sars (1866).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Erythrocypris Mueller p. 23
2002Pontocypris Sepkoski
2017Pontocypris Forel

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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
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyPontocypridoideaMuller 1894
familyPontocyprididaeMueller 1894
genusPontocypris

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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†Pontocypris mississippiensis Howe and Law 1936
Invalid names: Erythrocypris Mueller 1894 [objective synonym]
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 Osagean to the top of the Serravallian or 351.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Ohio) P. acuminata (162332)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4Canada (Alberta) P. billingsana, P. coryelli (62396)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Romania P. sp. (197722)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) P. sp. (225010 225013)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) P. sp. (161903)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Poland P. acuminata (138842 138844 138848 138850 138852 138853 138854)