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Paradoxostomatoidea

Ostracoda - Podocopida

Taxonomy
Paradoxostomatoidea was named by Brady and Norman (1889). It is extant. Its type is Paradoxostomatinae.

It was assigned to Archaeocytherinina by Liebau (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Paradoxostomatoidea Brady and Norman
2005Paradoxostomatoidea Liebau

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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
suborderCytherocopinaGründel 1967
infraorderArchaeocytherininaLiebau 1991
superfamilyParadoxostomatoideaBrady and Norman 1889
superfamilyParadoxostomatoideaBrady and Norman 1889

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.

Superfm. Paradoxostomatoidea Brady and Norman 1889
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Fm. Cytheromatidae Elofson 1939
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Fm. †Paradoxostomatidae Brady and Norman 1889
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Subfm. Microcytherinae Klie 1938
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Subfm. †Paradoxostomatinae Brady and Norman 1889
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G. †Boldella
G. Pontostoma Schornikov and Keyser 2004
Invalid names: Entocytheridae Hoff 1942 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Holocene or 201.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 192.9 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9United Kingdom (Wales) Paradoxostoma pusillum (33491)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Portugal Paradoxostoma pusillum (33466)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom (Somerset) Paradoxostoma sp. (33343)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Paracytherois gracilis, Paracytheroma stilwelli, Pellucistoma coombsi, Pellucistoma fordycei (161903)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga Paradoxostoma sp. (43006)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45South Africa (North Cape) Cytherois sp. (37451)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98South Africa (North Cape) Cytherois sp. (37487)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Venezuela Pellucistoma kendengensis (93929 93932 93935) Pellucistoma magniventra (93926 93928) Pellucistoma magniventra, Pellucistoma kendengensis (93922 93927 93931)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kazakhstan Paracytherois tenerum (174760 174956)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Poland Cytherois ruggierii, Cytherois sp. 1, Cytheroma bonaducei, Paracytherois nealei (138846) Cytherois ruggierii, Cytherois sp. 1, Cytheroma bonaducei, Paracytherois nealei, Paradoxostoma angustum (138848) Cytherois ruggierii, Cytherois sp. 1, Paracytherois nealei (138852) Cytherois ruggierii, Microcythere panis, Microcythere subterranea, Paracytherois nealei (138841) Cytherois ruggierii, Microcythere panis, Paracytherois nealei (138843 138844) Cytherois ruggierii, Microcythere panis, Paracytherois nealei, Paradoxostoma angustum (138850) Cytherois ruggierii, Microcythere subterranea, Paracytherois nealei (138849) Cytherois ruggierii, Paracytherois nealei (138847) Cytherois sp. 1, Paracytherois nealei (138845) Microcythere panis (138855 138858) Microcythere panis, Paracytherois nealei (138861) Paracytherois nealei (138842 138851 138870)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colón) Pellucistoma howei (93909)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Paracytheroma stephensoni, Paradoxostoma delicata, Paradoxostoma e (52582)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Pellucistoma sp. (91902)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Pellucistoma sp. (91912)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Paracytherois sp. (49518)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland Paradoxostoma variablie (75055)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Cytherois frequens, Paradoxostoma versicolor (56803)