Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Physocypria

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cyprididae

Taxonomy
Physocypria was named by Vavra (1898). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cyclocyprididae by Benson et al. (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Physocypria Vavra
1961Physocypria Benson et al. p. Q234

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyCypridoidea(Baird 1845)
familyCyprididaeBaird 1845
familyCyclocyprididaeKaufmann 1900
genusPhysocypriaVavra 1898

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.

G. Physocypria Vavra 1898
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwatersuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) P. sp. (20495)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) P. pustulosa (93554)