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Cyathus elliptica

Ostracoda - Leperditellocopida - Aparchitidae

Taxonomy
Cyathus elliptica was named by Shi (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 91795 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meishan Baohuqu section, sample Z1028-5-2, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Cyathus elliptica Shi p. 32 figs. Pl 10, figs 20-23; pl 17, figs 5,6
2010Cyathus elliptica Crasquin and Forel p. 334 figs. 3E-H
2012Cyathus elliptica Chitnarin p. 810 figs. 4E-H
2015Cyathus elliptica Chitnarin p. 121 figs. 12u-w
2015Cyathus elliptica Forel et al. p. 429 fig. 17C,D
2015Cyathus elliptica Zazzali et al. p. 300 figs. 14G, H

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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
superorderPalaecopamorphesAbushik 1990
orderLeperditellocopidaAbushik 1990
suborderLeiocopinaSchallreuter 1973
familyAparchitidaeJones 1901
genusCyathus
specieselliptica

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.

†Cyathus elliptica Shi 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
carapace height30.2830.2600.3100.2800.025
valve height50.2420.2070.2930.2400.031

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-04 06:54:01
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:32
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Changhsingian or 293.52000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Thailand Cyathus elliptica (137899 137900)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Thailand Cyathus elliptica (137893)
Kungurian - Roadian279.3 - 268.8Thailand Cyathus elliptica (164537)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Thailand Cyathus elliptica (137915 137917 137919 137923 137924)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Sichuan) Cyathus elliptica (189471 189473)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Fujian) Cyathus elliptica (121229 121290 121292 121293)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran Cyathus elliptica (168898 168917 168919 168923)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Cyathus elliptica (97887 97889 97890 97892 97897 97904 97905 97908 97909 97910 97912 97915 97916 97917 97918 97919 97920 97923 97926 97927 117642 type locality: 117656 117664 117668 117669)