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Gomphocythere payunensis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Lymnocytheridae

Taxonomy
Gomphocythere payunensis was named by Uliana and Musacchio (1978). Its type specimen is MLP-Mi 414/1, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Gomphocythere payunensis Uliana and Musacchio p. 124 figs. 25-29

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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
superfamilyCytheraceaBaird 1850
familyLymnocytheridaeKlie 1938
genusGomphocythereSars 1924
speciespayunensis

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.

Gomphocythere payunensis Uliana and Musacchio 1978
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. A. Uliana and E. A. Musacchio 1978Carapace contour in lateral view elliptical, with rectilinear ventral edge, dorsal edge parallel to the ventral edge which remains widely rounded towards the frontal area and widely rounded or slightly truncated towards the dorsal-posterior area. Reticulated external surface.
Shape of the female triangular in outline in dorsal view, subacuminate forward rounded posteriorly until truncated or weakly depressed at the contact between the valves. Male form laterally flattened, with subacuminate ends. Height a little smaller and length slightly greater than that of the female form.
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