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Poseidonamicus riograndensis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae

Taxonomy
Poseidonamicus riograndensis was named by Benson and Peypouquet (1983). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. multipunctata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Poseidonamicus riograndensis Benson and Peypouquet
2007Poseidonamicus riograndensis Hunt p. 608

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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
superfamilyTrachyleberidoideaLiebau 2005
familyHemicytheridae(Puri 1953)
subfamilyThaerocytherinae(Hazel 1967)
genusPoseidonamicusBenson 1972
speciesriograndensisBenson and Peypouquet 1983

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.

Poseidonamicus riograndensis Benson and Peypouquet 1983
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available