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Cytherella utilis

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae

Taxonomy
Cytherella utilis was named by Bertels (1968). Its type specimen is CP-11, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huantraico (CP-11), which is in a Maastrichtian/Danian marine claystone in the Huantraico Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Cytherella utilis Bertels figs. 1a-b
1973Cytherella utilis Bertels
1975Cytherella utilis Bertels p. 101

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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
orderPlatycopidaSars 1866
suborderPlatycopinaSars 1866
superfamilyCytherelloideaSars 1886
familyCytherellidaeSars 1866
genusCytherellaJones 1849
speciesutilis

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.

†Cytherella utilis Bertels 1968
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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: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:56:31
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:51
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Cytherella utilis (type locality: 232029)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Cytherella utilis (236521 236599 236601)