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Platycopina

Ostracoda - Platycopida

Taxonomy

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

It was assigned to Ostracoda by Marianos and Valentine (1958); to Podocopida by Benson et al. (1961), Bertels (1968), Bertels (1973), Bertels (1974), Bertels (1975), Carreño and Cronin (1993); and to Platycopida by Crasquin (2008), Babinot and Colin (2011), Zazzali et al. (2015), Chitnarin (2017), Forel (2022), Kolar-Jurkovšek et al. (2024).

Subtaxa

Barychilinoidea, Cavellinacea, Cavellinoidea, Cytherelloidea

Synonyms

Cytherelliformes was named by Skogsberg (1920). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Platycopina by Liebau (2005).

It was assigned to Platycopida by Lajblová and Kraft (2014).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1866	Platycopina Sars
1920	Cytherelliformes Skogsberg
1958	Platycopa Marianos and Valentine p. 365
1961	Platycopina Benson et al. p. 380
1968	Platycopina Bertels
1973	Platycopina Bertels
1974	Platycopina Bertels
1975	Platycopina Bertels p. 101
1993	Platycopa Carreño and Cronin p. 142
2008	Platycopina Crasquin p. 254
2011	Platycopina Babinot and Colin p. 739
2014	Cytherelliformes Lajblová and Kraft p. 380
2015	Platycopina Zazzali et al. p. 306
2017	Platycopina Chitnarin p. 682
2022	Platycopina Forel p. 345
2024	Platycopina Kolar-Jurkovšek et al. p. 182

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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

Rank	Name	Author
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)
superclass	Oligostraca	Zrzavý et al. 1997
class	Ostracoda
subclass	Podocopa	Sars 1865
order	Platycopida	Sars 1866
suborder	Platycopina	Sars 1866
suborder	Platycopina	Sars 1866

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.

Subor. Platycopina Sars 1866

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G. †Cavellinacea Egorov 1950

Superfm. †Cavellinoidea Egorov 1950

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Fm. †Cavellinidae Egorov 1950

G. †Bektasia Özdikmen 2010

†Bektasia gibbera Kristan-Tollman 1973

†Bektasia khanehktaensis Crasquin-Soleau and Teherani 1995

Invalid names: Reubenella Sohn 1968 [replaced]

G. †Birdsallela Coryell and Booth 1933

†Birdsallela nitida Chen 1987

G. †Cavellina Coryell 1928

†Cavellina alpina Crasquin 2008

†Cavellina arcuata Coryell and Rogatz 1932

†Cavellina bellerophonella Crasquin 2008

†Cavellina benniei Jones et al. 1883

†Cavellina boomeri Crasquin-Soleau 1999

†Cavellina chasensis Kellett 1935

†Cavellina daubeana Bradfield 1935

†Cavellina edmistonae Harris and Lalicker 1932

†Cavellina ellipticalis Hamilton 1942

†Cavellina fittsi Kellett 1935

†Cavellina fosteri Gliwa 2020

†Cavellina gerryi Crasquin-Soleau 1999

†Cavellina glandella Whitfield 1882

†Cavellina hairapetiani Gliwa 2020

†Cavellina hashimotoi Tanaka and Maeda 2013

†Cavellina huqfensis Crasquin-Soleau 1999

†Cavellina incurvescens Jones and Kirkby 1896

†Cavellina lata Coryell 1928

†Cavellina lirata Bradfield 1935

†Cavellina longa Kotschetkova 1972

†Cavellina maanshanensis Hou 1954

†Cavellina marmorea Kellett 1935

†Cavellina mocki Kozur 1985

†Cavellina mui Hou 1954

†Cavellina nebrascensis Geinitz 1866

†Cavellina nesenensis Crasquin 2015

†Cavellina nipponica Ishizaki 1964

†Cavellina ovoidiformis Harlton 1928

†Cavellina postunica Kozur 1985

†Cavellina postvisnyoensis Kozur 1985

†Cavellina pulchella Coryell 1928

Invalid names: Cavellina missouriensis Knight 1928 [synonym]

†Cavellina rotunda Cooper 1946

†Cavellina savagei Geis 1932

†Cavellina sphenoformis Yi 1990

†Cavellina subovata Coryell 1928

†Cavellina subunica Belousova 1965

†Cavellina symmetrica Alexander 1934

†Cavellina triassica Crasquin 2008

†Cavellina unioniformis Herrick 1891

†Cavellina visnyoensis Kozur 1985

†Cavellina xiaobaensis Xie 1989

G. †Chapmanites

G. †Invisibila Polenova 1960

G. †Menoeidina Stewart 1936

†Menoeidina arcuata Turner 1939

†Menoeidina paucipunctata Kesling and Chilman 1978

†Menoeidina subreniformis Stewart 1936

G. †Neckajatia

G. †Paracavellina

G. †Platychilella

Subfm. †Recytellinae Gramm 1970

G. †Recytella Gramm 1970

G. †Scaldianella

G. †Sulcella

†Sulcella arabica Crasquin-Soleau 1999

†Sulcella langdaiaformis Kozur 1985

†Sulcella mesopermiana Kozur 1985

†Sulcella sulcata Coryell and Sample 1932

†Sulcella suprapermiana Kozur 1985

G. †Tetratylus

G. †Thlipsobellum Abushik 1982

Subfm. †Ussuricavininae Gramm 1969

G. †Cavussurella Gramm 1969

†Cavussurella grammi Sohn 1987

†Cavussurella kramtchanini Gramm 1969

G. †Orlovicavina Gramm 1969

†Orlovicavina impressa Gramm 1969

†Orlovicavina tchernyshi Gramm 1969

†Orlovicavina zharnikovae Gramm 1969

G. †Ussuricavina Gramm 1969

†Ussuricavina brevis Gramm 1969

†Ussuricavina rakovkensis Gramm 1969

G. †Voronina

Superfm. Cytherelloidea Sars 1886

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Fm. Cytherellidae Sars 1866

Subfm. †Cavellininae Egorov 1950

G. †Birdsallella Coryell and Booth 1933

†Birdsallella devonica Coryell and Malkin 1936

†Birdsallella nitida Chen 1987

†Birdsallella tumida Stewart 1936

G. Cytherella Jones 1849

Subg. †Cytherella (Staringia)

†Cytherella araucana Bertels 1974

†Cytherella australoamericana Bertels 1968

†Cytherella besrineensis Antonietto et al. 2016

†Cytherella bispinulatus Stewart 1927

†Cytherella bullata Alexander 1932

†Cytherella concentrica Field 1966

†Cytherella excavata Alexander 1934

†Cytherella gambiensis Apostolescu 1963

†Cytherella hannai Howe and Law 1936

†Cytherella hiwanneensis Howe and Law 1936

†Cytherella marlboroensis Ulrich 1901

†Cytherella nuciformis Jones 1850

†Cytherella ovata Roemer 1841

†Cytherella persensis Crasquin-Soleau and Teherani 1995

†Cytherella protuberantis Lubimova and Guha 1960

†Cytherella saraballentae Ceolin et al. 2015

†Cytherella sarakundaensis Apostolescu 1963

†Cytherella semicatillus Ceolin et al. 2015

†Cytherella submarginata Ulrich 1901

†Cytherella sylverinica Howe and Law 1936

†Cytherella terminopunctata Holden 1964

†Cytherella toarcensis Bizon 1960

†Cytherella tuberculifera Alexander 1929

†Cytherella tumidosa Alexander 1934

†Cytherella turgidula Alexander 1934

†Cytherella utilis Bertels 1968

Cytherella vulgata Ruggieri 1962

†Cytherella williamsonia Jones 1849

G. Cytherelloidea Alexander 1929

†Cytherelloidea buisensis Donze 1967

†Cytherelloidea circumscripta Blake 1876

†Cytherelloidea denticulata Bosquet 1854

†Cytherelloidea drexlerae Field 1966

†Cytherelloidea ghabounensis Bischoff 1964

†Cytherelloidea jessupensis Howe and Garrett 1934

†Cytherelloidea nanafaliensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea patagonica Bertels 1968

†Cytherelloidea pulchella Apostolescu 1959

†Cytherelloidea spirocostata Bertels 1973

G. †Issacharella Sohn 1968

G. †Leviella

†Leviella riedeli Forel 2022

†Leviella sohni Kozur 1974

†Leviella unicostata Bolz 1970

G. †Platella Coryell and Fields 1937

†Platella drexlerae Field 1967

Invalid names: Cytherelloidea inflata Drexler 1958 [replaced]

G. †Pyricythereis Howe and Law 1936

†Cythereis israelskyi warneri Howe and Chambers 1935

†Pyricythereis huneri Howe and Law 1936

†Pyricythereis israelskyi Howe and Law 1936

†Cythereis israelskyi morsey Howe and Chambers 1935

Invalid names: Cytherellinae Sars 1865 [empty]

†Cytherelloidea alabamensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea bastropensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea btaterensis Bischoff 1964

†Cytherelloidea byramensis Howe and Law 1936

†Cytherelloidea byramensis conecuhensis Howe and Law 1936

†Cytherelloidea castleberryensis Howe and Law 1936

†Cytherelloidea chawneri Howe and Law 1936

†Cytherelloidea danvillensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea hiwanneensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea leonensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea montgomeryensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea murdercreekensis Howe and Law 1936

†Cytherelloidea ouachitensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea rosefieldensis Howe and Law 1936

†Cytherelloidea smithvillensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea tombigbeensis Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea tombigbeensis delicata Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea veatchiana Howe 1934

†Cytherelloidea vicksburgensis Howe 1934

Fm. †Gotlandellidae Sarv 1978

G. †Nyhamnella

Fm. †Lichviniidae Posner 1950

G. †Alveolella

G. †Evlanella

G. †Kalugia

G. †Lichvinia

G. †Trinota

Invalid names: Spinososioellidae Kozur 1991 [empty]

Invalid names: Barychilinoidea Ulrich 1894 [empty], Cytherelliformes Skogsberg 1920 [synonym]

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:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindo

Created:

2010-02-05 01:56:31

Modified:

2011-06-14 02:59:51

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Holocene or 635.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 538.8 Ma

Collections (919 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Ediacaran	635.0 - 538.8	Mexico	Platella sp. (10662)
Rocklandian	457.3 - 449.6	USA (Minnesota)	Cytherella sp. (219965)
Adavere	438.8 - 433.5	Estonia (Saare)	Neckajatia modesta (192058)
Ludlow	426.7 - 422.7	Ukraine	Scaldianella simplex (23356)
Ludlow	426.7 - 422.7	Russian Federation	Cavellina kubensis (24772) Cavellina sp. (23638)
Ludlow - Pridoli	426.7 - 419.62	Ukraine	Scaldianella simplex (23427)
Ludfordian	425.0 - 422.7	United Kingdom (England)	Nyhamnella sp. (8308 8309) Scaldianella simplex (8313 8315 8316 8322 8325) Scaldianella simplex, Cavellina primaria (8311 8312) Scaldianella simplex, Cavellina primaria, Nyhamnella sp. (8310) Scaldianella simplex, Cavellina sp. (8320) Scaldianella simplex, Nyhamnella sp. (8314)
Ludfordian	425.0 - 422.7	Germany	Alveolella perplexa, Scaldianella personata, Scaldianella bisulcata, Scaldianella simplex (13836)
Pridoli	422.7 - 419.62	Russian Federation	Alveolella sp., Cavellina sp. (23640) Cavellina sp. (24746 24766)
Pridoli	422.7 - 419.62	Lithuania	Cavellina circulata (207349)
Pridoli	422.7 - 419.62	Germany	Cavellina plana (13838) Scaldianella simpilex (13837)
Pridoli	422.7 - 419.62	United Kingdom (England)	Cavellina sp. (26913)
Ohesaare	421.6 - 419.62	Germany	Cavellina plana (13839)
Lochkovian	419.62 - 413.02	Russian Federation	Cavellina saraica (13965) Cavellina sp. (24738)
Lochkovian - Pragian	419.62 - 410.62	Ukraine	Evlanella rubeli (23446)
Early/Lower Emsian	410.62 - 399.5	Russian Federation	Cavellina indistincta (35712) Evlanella sp. 1 (35749) Evlanella sp. 1, Cavellina indistincta (35710 35711)
Late/Upper Emsian	399.5 - 393.47	Russian Federation	Cavellina indstincta (35717) Evlanella mitis (35720)
Eifelian	393.47 - 387.95	USA (Pennsylvania)	Cavellina planoprocliva (9518 9523 9525)
Eifelian	393.47 - 387.95	USA (West Virginia)	Cavellina planoprocliva (9526)
Middle Devonian	393.47 - 382.31	USA (Alaska)	Cytherella sp. (111901)