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Phelobythocypris cylindrica

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae

Taxonomy
Leperditia (Isochilina) cylindrica was named by Hall (1871) [not Leperditia (Isochilina) cylindrica? (Hall). Jones, 1858, p. 253; not Leperditia cylindrica (Hall). Hall, 1859, p. 80; Jones, 1884, p. 344; Bassler, 1915, p. 701; Bassler and Kellett, 1934, p. 383.]. It is the type species of Phelobythocypris.

It was recombined as Bythocypris cylindrica by Ulrich (1894); it was recombined as Phelobythocypris cylindrica by Warshauer and Berdan (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Leperditia (Isochilina) cylindrica Hall p. 27 figs. pl. 8, fig. 12
1894Bythocypris cylindrica Ulrich p. 687 figs. pl. 44, figs. 29-35
1982Phelobythocypris cylindrica Warshauer and Berdan pp. H68-H69 figs. Plate 18, figures 8-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderBairdiocopinaGrundel 1967
superfamilyBairdiocypridoidea(Shaver 1961)
familyBairdiocyprididaeShaver 1961
genusPhelobythocypris
speciescylindrica(Hall 1871)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. M. Warshauer and J. M. Berdan 1982Greatest height in posterior third of valve, length approximately twice height. Dorsal margin with long, nearly straight slope from greatest height to anterior margin, ventral margin straight to slightly concave.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available