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Cytherella araucana

Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae

Taxonomy
Cytherella araucana was named by Bertels (1974). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northern Cuchilla West Sample NCW-12, which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine claystone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Cytherella araucana Bertels figs. 1a-b and 2 a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPlatycopidaSars 1866
suborderPlatycopinaSars 1866
superfamilyCytherelloideaSars 1886
familyCytherellidaeSars 1866
genusCytherellaJones 1849
speciesaraucana

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.

Cytherella araucana Bertels 1974
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1974Cytherella with numerous small pits in the anterior, posterior and dorsal regions of the carapace.