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Limnocytheroidea

Ostracoda - Podocopida

Taxonomy
Limnocytheroidea was named by Klie (1938). It is extant. Its type is Limnocytheridae.

It was assigned to Archaeocytherinina by Liebau (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Limnocytheroidea Klie
2005Limnocytheroidea Liebau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderCytherocopinaGründel 1967
infraorderArchaeocytherininaLiebau 1991
superfamilyLimnocytheroideaKlie 1938
superfamilyLimnocytheroideaKlie 1938

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. Limnocytheroidea Klie 1938
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Fm. †Metacyprididae Danielopol 1965
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G. †Metacypris Brady and Robertson 1870
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†Metacypris tenuimarginata Bernard et al. 1956
Invalid names: Permianidae Sharapova 1948 [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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available