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Pterocythere reniformis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Limnocytheridae

Taxonomy
Pterocythere reniformis was named by Wei (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Caojiaba, Weiyuan County, which is in an Anisian marine horizon in the Leikoupo Formation of China. It is the type species of Pterocythere.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Pterocythere reniformis Wei p. 505 figs. Pl 3, figs 10-27

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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
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyLimnocytheridaeKlie 1938
genusPterocythere
speciesreniformis

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
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