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Paracosta dahomeyi

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Taxonomy
Anticythereis dahomeyi was named by Apostolescu (1961).

It was recombined as Paracosta dahomeyi by Carbonnel and Johnson (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Anticythereis dahomeyi Apostolescu
1989Paracosta dahomeyi Carbonnel and Johnson p. 420 figs. Pl 3, figs 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyTrachyleberididaeSylvester-Bradley 1948
subfamilyTrachyleberidinaeBradley 1948
genusParacosta
speciesdahomeyi(Apostolescu 1961)

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.

†Paracosta dahomeyi Apostolescu 1961
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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: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 59.24000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo Paracosta dahomeyi (241136)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Togo Paracosta dahomeyi (241087 241090 241097 241113 241114 241116 241118 241121 241157 241158 241160 241161 241162)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Benin Paracosta dahomeyi (241106 241107)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Togo Paracosta dahomeyi (241146 241147 241149)