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Cytherina spinosa

Ostracoda

Taxonomy
Cytherina spinosa was named by Hall (1852).

It was recombined as Paraechmina spinosa by Benson et al. (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cytherina spinosa Hall
1920Beyrichia (Gibba) spinosa Fuchs
1961Paraechmina spinosa Benson et al. p. Q127

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
genusCytherina
speciesspinosaHall 1852

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.

Cytherina spinosa Hall 1852
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Invalid names: Gibba spinosa Fuchs 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: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-04 06:54:01
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:32
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (Maryland) Paraechmina spinosa (41128 41129)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (New York) Paraechmina spinosa (82510 82535 82545 82559 82597)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Paraechmina spinosa (12935 26854 81782 81805 81813 81840 81873 81885 81898 81906 81917 81920 81922 82501)