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Taracythere

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Taxonomy
Taracythere was named by Ayress (1995) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Q Plei]. Its type is Trachyleberis proterva.

It was assigned to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trachyleberididae by Ayress (1995), Bergue and Govindan (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Taracythere Ayress p. 917
2002Taracythere Sepkoski
2010Taracythere Bergue and Govindan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyTrachyleberididaeSylvester-Bradley 1948
genusTaracythere

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. †Taracythere Ayress 1995
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Taracythere hampdenensis Ayress 1993
Taracythere proterva Hornibrook 1953
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: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) T. proterva, T. conjunctispinosa, T. hampdenensis (161903)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Southern Ocean T. sp. (202739)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Southern Ocean T. sp. (202742)