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Cypridea vistaalegrensis

Ostracoda - Podocopida

Taxonomy
Cypridea vistaalegrensis was named by Musacchio and Simeoni (1991). Its type specimen is BA-G-CM 96/1, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Cypridea vistaalegrensis Musacchio and Simeoni p. 375 fig. 11

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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
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyCypridoidea(Baird 1845)
subfamilyCyprideidae(Martin 1940)
genusCyprideaBosquet 1852
speciesvistaalegrensis

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.

Cypridea vistaalegrensis Musacchio and Simeoni 1991
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. A. Musacchio and M. Simeoni 1991Reticulated and tumid carapace, with left valve greater than right valve at the extracardinal periphery, except at the antero-ventral zone, where a labial expansion in both valves exhibits an "aquiline" profile from lateral view.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwatersuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available