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Paracytheridea rionegrina

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Taxonomy
Paracytheridea rionegrina was named by Bertels (1974). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northern Cuchilla West Sample NCW-12, which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine claystone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. clara, P. culmen, P. gradata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Paracytheridea rionegrina Bertels figs. 13a-b
1980Paracytheridea rionegrina Ballent

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyCytheruridaeMüller 1894
genusParacytherideaMuller 1894
speciesrionegrinaBertels 1974

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.

†Paracytheridea rionegrina Bertels 1974
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1974Paracytheridea with five longitudinal ribs in the posterior part of the middle of the carapace and one sinuous rib in the anterior region.
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: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Paracytheridea rionegrina (231990 231991 231992)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Paracytheridea rionegrina (type locality: 93947)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Paracytheridea rionegrina (236601)