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Paracypris bertelsae

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Candonidae

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Derivation of name. In honour of the late Dr Alwine Bertels, in recognition of her important work on Ostracoda, especially those from the Maastrichtian and Danian of the Neuquen Basin.

Taxonomy
Paracypris bertelsae was named by Ceolin et al. (2015). Its type specimen is LM-FCEN 3239, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 31, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. contracta, P. gracilis, P. limburgensis, P. mdaouerensis, P. ovidi, P. triangularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Paracypris bertelsae Ceolin et al.
2024Paracypris bertelsae 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
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyCypridoidea(Baird 1845)
familyCandonidaeKaufmann 1900
familyParacypridinae(Sars 1923)
genusParacyprisSars 1866
speciesbertelsae

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.

†Paracypris bertelsae Ceolin et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Ceolin et al. 2015A short and rather high species of Paracypris with strong overlap of LV over RV and arcuate dorsal margin with poorly defined cardinal angles.
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: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Paracypris bertelsae (236521)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Río Negro) Paracypris bertelsae (220768)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Paracypris bertelsae (231999 232000 232001 232002 232003 232004 232005 type locality: 232006 232007 232012)