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Petalocythereis venusta

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Taxonomy
Anticythereis venusta was named by Bertels (1975). Its type specimen is FCEN-LM 608, a carapace (Female carapace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Afranticythereis venusta by Carbonnel and Johnson (1989); it was recombined as Petalocythereis venusta by Ceolin et al. (2015), Ceolin et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Anticythereis venusta Bertels
1989Afranticythereis venusta Carbonnel and Johnson p. 413
2015Petalocythereis venusta Ceolin et al.
2024Petalocythereis venusta Ceolin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyTrachyleberididaeSylvester-Bradley 1948
subfamilyTrachyleberidinaeBradley 1948
genusPetalocythereis
speciesvenusta()

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.

†Petalocythereis venusta Bertels 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1975Anticythereis with a subovoid carapace ornamented by deep pits which are partially covered by small triangular plates.
D. Ceolin et al. 2015Subovate with strong anterior hinge ear in LV. Much more tuberculate posteriorly than anteriorly. Muri microtuberculate. Solae petaliform.
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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquen) Anticythereis venusta (236318)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Petalocythereis venusta (231993 231994 231995 231996 231997)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Petalocythereis venusta (236599 236601)