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Perissocytheridea informalis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Brachycytheridae

Taxonomy
Perissocytheridea informalis was named by Uliana and Musacchio (1978). Its type specimen is MLP-Mi 412/1, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Perissocytheridea informalis Uliana and Musacchio p. 122 figs. 12-17

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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)
familyBrachycytheridaePuri 1954
genusPerissocytherideaStephenson 1938
speciesinformalis

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.

Perissocytheridea informalis Uliana and Musacchio 1978
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. A. Uliana and E. A. Musacchio 1978Robust shell and great for the genere Perissocytheridea. Surface of the valves with a very imperfectly oriented subpolygonal lattice according to the periphery. Interspaces of reticulum faintly punctate.
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: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available