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Pontocyprella cavata

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pontocyprididae

Taxonomy
Pontocyprella cavata was named by Donze (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. recurva

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Pontocyprella cavata Donze
2014Pontocyprella cavata Honigstein et al. p. 7 figs. 2K-L

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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
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyPontocypridoideaMuller 1894
familyPontocyprididaeMueller 1894
genusPontocyprella
speciescavataDonze 1967

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.

†Pontocyprella cavata Donze 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height20.5590.5200.6000.5600.057

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: Pliensbachian or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Austria Pontocyprella cavata (158206)