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Krithe perattica

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Taxonomy
Krithe perattica was named by Alexander (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Station 12, Limestone Co., TX, which is in a Danian/Selandian marginal marine claystone in the Wills Point Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Krithe perattica Alexander p. 229 figs. Plate 34, fig. 1-2; Plate 35, fig. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyCytherideidaeSars 1925
subfamilyKrithinaeMandelstram 1958
genusKritheBrady et al. 1874
speciesperattica

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.

†Krithe perattica Alexander 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: blindg
Created: 2011-06-14 17:57:58
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:58:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Texas) Krithe perattica (type locality: 191364)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) Krithe perattica (232025)