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Copytus

Taxonomy
Copytus was named by Skogsberg (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neocytherideidae by Blaszyk (1987) and Ayress (1995); to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Neocytherideinae by Ceolin et al. (2015); and to Krithinae by Ceolin et al. (2024).

Species
C. pseudoelongatus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. ezcurraensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Copytus Skogsberg
1987Copytus Blaszyk p. 68
1995Copytus Ayress p. 915
2002Copytus Sepkoski
2015Copytus Ceolin et al.
2024Copytus Ceolin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
subfamilyNeocytherideinaePuri 1957
RankNameAuthor
genusCopytusSkogsberg 1939

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.

G. Copytus Skogsberg 1939
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†Copytus pseudoelongatus Ayress 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Oligocene or 113.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Argentina C. sp. (22710)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) C. sp. (231994 231995)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) C. sp. (231295)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) C. sp. (232002 232003 232012)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) C. pseudoelongatus (161903)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Antarctica C. ezcurraensis (94114 94115 94116)