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Fossocytheridea lobulata

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Taxonomy
Allenocytheridea lobulata was named by Ballent (1980). Its type specimen is Allenocytheridea lobulata, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lago Pellegrini (level 21-I), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marginal marine sandstone/gypsum in the Allen Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Fossocytheridea lobulata by Carignano (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Allenocytheridea lobulata Ballent
2012Fossocytheridea lobulata Carignano

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyCytherideidaeSars 1925
subfamilyCytherideinaeSars 1925
genusFossocytherideaSwain and Brown 1964
specieslobulata()

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.

†Fossocytheridea lobulata Ballent 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. C. Ballent 1980Medium-sized carapace with VI greater than VD. Contour elongated subelipsoidal lateral, with a small postero-ventral lobe. Glossy external surface with a not very dense net stippling
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:09:10
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:09:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Allenocytheridea lobulata (type locality: 231989 231991 231992)