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Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Taxonomy

Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) was named by Sars (1866). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cytheropteron by Sars (1866).

Subtaxa

Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) aligerum, Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) midwayensis

Species lacking formal opinion data

Cytheropteron carinoa, Cytheropteron lekefense, Cytheropteron litwini, Cytheropteron mexicanum, Cytheropteron minutum, Cytheropteron punctatum, Cytheropteron semireticulatum, Cytheropteron subreticulatum, Cytheropteron trinitiensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1866	Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) Sars

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)

Rank	Name	Author
superclass	Oligostraca	Zrzavý et al. 1997
class	Ostracoda
subclass	Podocopa	Sars 1865
order	Podocopida	Sars 1866
suborder	Sigilliocopina	Martens 1992
superfamily	Cytheroidea	(Baird 1850)
family	Cytheruridae	Müller 1894
subfamily	Cytherurinae	Müller 1894
genus	Cytheropteron	Sars 1866
subgenus	Cytheropteron

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.

Subg. Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) Sars 1866

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†Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) aligerum Alexander 1934

†Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) midwayensis Alexander 1934

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: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (2 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	USA (Texas)	Cytheropteron aligerum (191249) Cytheropteron midwayensis (191250)