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Mediocypris candonaeformis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cyprididae

Taxonomy
Eucypris candonaeformis was named by Straub (1952). It is the type species of Mediocypris.

It was recombined as Mediocypris candonaeformis by Brandão et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Eucypris candonaeformis Straub
2025Mediocypris candonaeformis Brandão et al. p. 1639422

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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
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyCypridoidea(Baird 1845)
familyCyprididaeBaird 1845
subfamilyMediocyprinaeSchneider 1960
genusMediocyprisSchneider 1956
speciescandonaeformis(Straub 1952)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwatersuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: MN 5 or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Mediocypris candonaeformis (175727)