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Pseudobythocypris pediformis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae

Taxonomy
Bythocypris pediformis was named by Knight (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 13. Belt Line Ry. (T. R. R. A.), first cut south of Clayton road, which is in a Desmoinesian carbonate limestone in the Fort Scott Limestone Formation of Missouri. It is the type species of Pseudobythocypris.

It was recombined as Pseudobythocypris pediformis by Crasquin-Soleau (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Bythocypris pediformis Knight p. 326 figs. Pl 44, figs 3a-c
1935Bythocypris pediformis Kellett p. 135 figs. Pl 16, figs 8a-f
1997Pseudobythocypris pediformis Crasquin-Soleau p. 65 figs. Pl 5, figs 10-11

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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
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderPodocopinaSars 1866
superfamilyBairdioidea(Sars 1888)
familyBairdiocyprididaeShaver 1961
genusPseudobythocyprisShaver 1958
speciespediformis(Knight 1928)

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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