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Vecticypris punctata

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Limnocytheridae

Taxonomy
Vecticypris punctata was named by Carignano and Cusminsky (2015). Its type specimen is UNC-PMIC 99, a valve (Right valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Vecticypris punctata Carignano and Cusminsky p. 31 figs. 17-21

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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)
familyLimnocytheridaeKlie 1938
subfamilyTimiriaseviinaeMandelstam 1960
genusVecticyprisKeen 1972
speciespunctata

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.

†Vecticypris punctata Carignano and Cusminsky 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:59
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:04
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available