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Pectocytheridae

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pectocytheridae

Taxonomy
Pectocytheridae was named by Hanai (1957). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cytheracea by Bertels (1973), Bertels (1975) and Ayress (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Pectocytheridae Hanai
1973Pectocytheridae Bertels
1975Pectocytheridae Bertels p. 116
1995Pectocytheridae Ayress p. 916

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
superfamilyCytheraceaBaird 1850
familyPectocytheridaeHanai 1957
familyPectocytheridaeHanai 1957

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.

Fm. Pectocytheridae Hanai 1957
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G. †Ameghinocythere Whatley et al. 1997
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Ameghinocythere archaios Ceolin et al. 2015
G. †Keijia Teeter 1975
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Keijia circulodictyon Ceolin et al. 2015
Keijia flexuosa Bertels 1975
Keijia huantraicoensis Bertels 1969
Keijia kratistos Ceolin et al. 2015
G. Munseyella van Bold 1957
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Munseyella costaevermiculatus Ceolin et al. 2015
Munseyella israelskyi Marianos and Valentine 1958
Munseyella laurea Bertels 1973
Munseyella minima Bertels 1975
Munseyella pseudobrevis Ayress 1995
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Paramunseyella epaphroditus Ceolin et al. 2015
Paramunseyella stictus Ceolin et al. 2024
G. †Pectocythere Hanai 1957
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquen) Cytheromorpha flexuosa (236318)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Keijia flexuosa (231996) Keijia flexuosa, Munseyella costaevermiculatus (231993) Keijia flexuosa, Paramunseyella epaphroditus, Munseyella costaevermiculatus (231995 231997) Keijia huantraicoensis, Munseyella costaevermiculatus, Munseyella minima (231998) Paramunseyella epaphroditus (231994)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.1 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) Keijia flexuosa, Munseyella minima (236599 236601) Munseyella laurea (236521)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Paramunseyella stictus (234209 234210 234211)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) Keijia circulodictyon, Keijia kratistos (232007 232008) Keijia huantraicoensis (231999 232000) Keijia kratistos (232009 232010 232014 232015) Keijia kratistos, Keijia flexuosa, Keijia huantraicoensis, Ameghinocythere archaios (232002) Keijia kratistos, Keijia huantraicoensis (232001 232003 232004 232005 232006) Munseyella huantraicoensis, Munseyella laurea (232031)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Indian Ocean Munseyella sp. (201913)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago Munseyella hyalokystis (94013)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71USA (California) Munseyella israelskyi (218150)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Arcacythere eocenica, Munseyella dunoona, Munseyella modesta, Munseyella pseudobrevis (161903)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44South Africa (North Cape) Munseyella africana (37451)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Trinidad and Tobago Munseyella punctata (93913 93917)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Munseyella sp. (91912)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Gujarat) Pectocythere sp. (80599)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India Pectocythere sp. (76319)