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Quadracythere

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae

Taxonomy
Quadracythere was named by Hornibrook (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 167]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Hemicytheridae by Blaszyk (1987); and to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Quadracythere Hornibrook
1987Quadracythere Blaszyk p. 70
2002Quadracythere Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
superfamilyTrachyleberidoideaLiebau 2005
familyHemicytheridae(Puri 1953)
genusQuadracythereHornibrook 1952

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. Quadracythere Hornibrook 1952
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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: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 48.07000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Sindh) Q. sp. 1 (94125)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Antarctica Q. gazdzickii (94115 94116)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Italy (Calabria) Q. sp. (9117)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Puerto Rico Q. brachypygaia (94192 94198) Q. brachypygaia, Q. sp. (94194 94196) Q. sp. (94193)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda Q. sp. (94177 94180)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Puerto Rico Q. antillea (94200 94201 94204)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Q. sp. (70539)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Puerto Rico Q. antillea (94205 94206)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Q. biruga, Q. sp. (73307)