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Cytheridea ehlersi

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Taxonomy
Cytheridea ehlersi was named by Howe and Chambers (1935) [Cytheridea ehlersi Howe & Stephenson n. sp. In: Howe & Chambers 1935]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Danville Landing on the Ouachita River, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in Louisiana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Cytheridea ehlersi Howe and Chambers p. 12 figs. Plate I, figure 10; Plate II, figure 16,19,21
1935Cytheridea ehlersi Howe and Stephenson p. 12 figs. Plate I, figure 10; Plate II, figure 16,19,21

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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
subfamilyCytherideinaeSars 1925
tribeCytherideiniKollmann 1958
genusCytherideaBosquet 1852
speciesehlersi

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 ehlersi Howe and Chambers 1935
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Cytheridea ehlersi (type locality: 191923 191935)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Cytheridea ehlersi (191936)