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Cytherelloidea spirocostata

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae

Taxonomy
Cytherelloidea spirocostata was named by Bertels (1973). It is not extant. Its type specimen is FCEN-LM 397, a carapace.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Cytherelloidea spirocostata Bertels

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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
genusCytherelloideaAlexander 1929
speciesspirocostata

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1973A species of the genus Cytherelloidea ornamented with a costa disposed in a spire on the valve's surface.
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 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Cytherelloidea spirocostata (231995)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.1 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) Cytherelloidea spirocostata (236521)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) Cytherelloidea spirocostata (232002 232003 232004 232006)