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Orthocypris cristae

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae

Taxonomy
Orthocypris cristae was named by Maillet et al. (2013). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Flohimont, which is in a Givetian shallow subtidal limestone in the Fromelennes Formation of France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. cicatrosa, O. exemplaris, O. parilis, O. regula, O. tschumyschensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Orthocypris cristae Maillet et al.

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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
suborderBairdiocopinaGrundel 1967
superfamilyBairdiocypridoidea(Shaver 1961)
familyBairdiocyprididaeShaver 1961
genusOrthocyprisKummerow 1953
speciescristae

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.

†Orthocypris cristae Maillet et al. 2013
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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: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Givetian or 385.90000 to 383.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4France Orthocypris cristae (type locality: 158162)