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Cytheridea broussardi

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Taxonomy
Cytheridea broussardi was named by Howe and Garrett (1934) [As Cytheridea ?]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sabinetwon, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. neapolitana, C. rotundus, C. rudia, C. habropapillosa, C. subpyriformis, C. compressa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Cytheridea broussardi Howe and Garrett p. 30 figs. Plate I, figure 12-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
subfamilyCytherideinaeSars 1925
tribeCytherideiniKollmann 1958
genusCytherideaBosquet 1852
speciesbroussardi

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.

†Cytheridea broussardi Howe and Garrett 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: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:09:10
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:09:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) Cytheridea broussardi (type locality: 191405)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Cytheridea broussardi (191698)