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Krithinae

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Taxonomy
Krithinae was named by Mandelstram (1958).

It was assigned to Krithidae by Hazel and Holden (1971); and to Cytherideidae by Benson et al. (1961), Bertels (1973), Ceolin et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Krithinae Mandelstram
1961Krithinae Benson et al. p. Q289
1971Krithinae Hazel and Holden p. 5
1973Krithinae Bertels
2024Krithinae Ceolin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyCytherideidaeSars 1925
subfamilyKrithinaeMandelstram 1958
subfamilyKrithinaeMandelstram 1958

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.

Subfm. †Krithinae Mandelstram 1958
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G. Krithe Brady et al. 1874
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†Krithe crassicaudata van den Bold 1946
†Krithe crepidus Ceolin et al. 2015
†Krithe dolichodeira van den Bold 1946
†Krithe hiwanneensis Howe and Law 1936
†Krithe perattica Alexander 1934
†Krithe prolixa van den Bold 1966
†Krithe rex Dingle et al. 1990
†Krithe rocana Bertels 1973
Krithe trinidadensis van den Bold 1958
†Krithe vicksburgensis Howe and Law 1936
G. Parakrithella Hanai 1959
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 237.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 233.6 Ma

Collections (81 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Krithe sp. (162392)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Krithe crepidus (231994 231995)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Krithe sp, Krithe rocana (236521)
Danian66.0 - 61.66North Atlantic Krithe sp. (201901)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Krithe crepidus (231999 232002 232003 232004) Krithe rocana (232031)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Tunisia (Kef) Krithe echolsae (93948)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Texas) Krithe perattica (191364)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) Krithe perattica (232025)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago Krithe guatemalensis (94025 94026 94027 94028 94029 94030 94031)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Vlaanderen) Krithe rutoti (94039)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Trinidad and Tobago Krithe guatemalensis (94022 94023 94024)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Sindh) Krithe rutoti (94125 94126)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Indian Ocean Krithe sp. (201917 201920)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Pakistan (Dera Ismail Khan) Krithe sp. (214821)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Hungary Krithe bartonensis (171632 171633)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Indian Ocean Krithe sp. (201924)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Krithe bartonensis (42636)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Krithe sp. (161903)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Krithe sp. 3 (202738) Krithe sp. 3, Krithe sp. 7, Krithe sp. 8 (202740) Krithe sp. 6, Krithe sp. 4 (202739)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Indian Ocean Krithe sp. (201927 201931)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga Krithe sp. (43006)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Antarctica Krithe sp. 4 (202744) Krithe sp. 4, Krithe sp. 3, Krithe sp. 1 (202742) Krithe sp. 5 (202747)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mexico (Veracruz) Krithe hiwanneensis (94172) Krithe hiwanneensis, Krithe vicksburgensis (94173)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Indian Ocean Krithe sp. (201938 201940)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Türkiye (Denizli) Krithe sp. (110483)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda Krithe prolixa (94185) Parakrithella sp. (94178 94180 94181)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45South Africa (North Cape) Krithe capensis, Krithe spatularis, Parakrithella sp. (37451)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Trinidad and Tobago Krithe producta (93916) Krithe producta, Krithe reversa, Krithe hiwanneensis (93910)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Antarctica Krithe sp. 5 (202755)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98India (Gujarat) Krithe papillosa (93899)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98South Africa (North Cape) Parakrithella sp. (37487)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Türkiye Krithe sp. (206197)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Poland Krithe compressa (138841 138845 138846 138849 138851) Krithe compressa, Krithe oertlii (138847 138848 138850 138852 138858)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece Krithe sp. 1 (138336 138584) Krithe sp. 2 (138333)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Antarctica Krithe sp. 2 (202758)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6North Atlantic Krithe capensis, Krithe sp., Krithe sp. 1, Krithe rex, Krithe prolixa (201900) Krithe sp. 1, Krithe rex, Krithe prolixa (201874 201875)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Krithe producta (166744)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Krithe sp. (91902)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Krithe spp. (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) Krithe praetexta (200420)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Gujarat) Parakrithella sp. (80599)