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Gomphocythere paucisulcatus

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Lymnocytheridae

Taxonomy
Gomphocythere paucisulcatus was named by Whatley et al. (2002). Its type specimen is RUSB 6131, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 0.5 km west of Mohgaon-Kalan, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial shale in India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. expansa, G. angulata, G. obtusata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Gomphocythere paucisulcatus Whatley et al. p. 107

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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
superfamilyCytheraceaBaird 1850
familyLymnocytheridaeKlie 1938
genusGomphocythereSars 1924
speciespaucisulcatus

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.

†Gomphocythere paucisulcatus Whatley et al. 2002
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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: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Gomphocythere paucisulcatus (type locality: 222692)