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Pontostoma

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Paradoxostomatidae

Taxonomy
Pontostoma was named by Schornikov and Keyser (2004). It is extant.

It was assigned to Paradoxostomatidae by Yamaguchi et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pontostoma Schornikov and Keyser
2016Pontostoma Yamaguchi et al. p. 413 figs. Table 3

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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
superfamilyParadoxostomatoideaBrady and Norman 1889
familyParadoxostomatidaeBrady and Norman 1889
genusPontostomaSchornikov and Keyser 2004

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.

G. Pontostoma Schornikov and Keyser 2004
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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