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Platella

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae

Taxonomy
Platella was named by Coryell and Fields (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 141].

It was assigned to Cytherellidae by Benson et al. (1961); and to Platycopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Platella Coryell and Fields
1961Platella Benson et al. p. 383
2002Platella Sepkoski

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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
orderPlatycopidaSars 1866
suborderPlatycopinaSars 1866
superfamilyCytherelloideaSars 1886
familyCytherellidaeSars 1866
genusPlatellaCoryell and Fields 1937

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. †Platella Coryell and Fields 1937
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Platella drexlerae Field 1967
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Invalid names: Cytherelloidea inflata Drexler 1958 [replaced]
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: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:56:31
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:51
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Tortonian or 635.00000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Mexico P. sp. (10662)
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (North Yorkshire) Cytherella drexlerae (159103)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco P. sp. (93994)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago P. kellettae (94012 94013 94014 94015 94018 94021)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Togo (Tsevie) P. ewekoroensis (42679)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colón) P. gatunensis (93909)