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Cytheridea pirabasensis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae

Taxonomy
Cytheridea pirabasensis was named by Nogueira et al. (2011). Its type specimen is MPEG-87-M and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. neapolitana, C. rotundus, C. rudia, C. habropapillosa, C. subpyriformis, C. compressa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Cytheridea pirabasensis Nogueira et al. p. 232 figs. Plate 9 Figs. 7–11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyCytherideidaeSars 1925
subfamilyCytherideinaeSars 1925
tribeCytherideiniKollmann 1958
genusCytherideaBosquet 1852
speciespirabasensis

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.

†Cytheridea pirabasensis Nogueira et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. A. E. Nogueira et al. 2011Large carapace, subtriangular. Dorsal margin convex. Ventral margin nearly straight in both valves. Parallel extremities in dorsal view, sulci prominent. Highly denticulate anterior margin. Posterior margin narrow with two flattened spines. Internal view with short sulcus in the dorso-median region. Surface slightly ornamented by rounded pits distributed irregularly bit concentrated in along margins.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:09:10
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:09:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Para) Cytheridea pirabasensis (235580 235673 235677 235682 235687)