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Bythocythere incurvata

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae

Taxonomy
Bythocythere incurvata was named by Bertels (1973). Its type specimen is FCEN-LM 512 , a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. arenosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Bythocythere incurvata Bertels p. 329 figs. 10a-b

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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)
familyBythocytheridaeSars 1928
genusBythocythere
speciesincurvata

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.

†Bythocythere incurvata Bertels 1973
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1973A species of the genus Bythocythere with a concave dorsal outline and ornamented by nodes and punctations.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available