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Keijia

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pectocytheridae

Taxonomy
Keijia was named by Teeter (1975).

It was assigned to Pectocytheridae by Ceolin et al. (2015), Ceolin et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Keijia Teeter
2015Keijia Ceolin et al.
2024Keijia Ceolin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
superfamilyCytheraceaBaird 1850
familyPectocytheridaeHanai 1957
genusKeijiaTeeter 1975

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. †Keijia Teeter 1975
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†Keijia circulodictyon Ceolin et al. 2015
†Keijia flexuosa Bertels 1975
†Keijia huantraicoensis Bertels 1969
†Keijia kratistos Ceolin et al. 2015
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: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquen) Cytheromorpha flexuosa (236318)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) K. flexuosa (231993 231995 231996 231997) K. huantraicoensis (231998)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) K. flexuosa (236599 236601)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) K. circulodictyon, K. kratistos (232007 232008) K. huantraicoensis (231999 232000) K. kratistos (232009 232010 232014 232015) K. kratistos, K. flexuosa, K. huantraicoensis (232002) K. kratistos, K. huantraicoensis (232001 232003 232004 232005 232006) Munseyella huantraicoensis (232031)