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Cyprididae

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cyprididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Cypridacea Baird
1969Cypridacea Bertels
1971Cypridacea Hazel and Holden p. 9
1972Cypridacea Bertels
1973Cypridacea Bertels
1973Cypridacea Musacchio
1975Cypridacea Bertels p. 102
1978Cypridacea Uliana and Musacchio
1986Cypridacea Sinitsa p. 175
1991Cypridoidea Musacchio and Simeoni
2007Cypridoidea Van Itterbeeck et al. p. 64
2010Cypridoidea Bergue and Govindan
2011Cypridoidea Babinot and Colin p. 753
2011Cypridoidea Ballent et al.
2011Cypridoidea Carignano and Varela
2012Cypridoidea Carignano
2013Cypridoidea Sebe et al. p. 518
2017Cypridoidea Forel
2022Cypridoidea Wang et al. p. 149

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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
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyCypridoidea(Baird 1845)
familyCyprididaeBaird 1845
familyCyprididaeBaird 1845

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.

Fm. †Cyprididae Baird 1845
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G. †Carbonita Strand 1928
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†Carbonita fabulina Jones and Kirkby 1867
†Carbonita tumida Upson 1933
Fm. †Cyclocyprididae Kaufmann 1900
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G. †Cetacella Martin 1958
G. Cyclocypria Dobbin 1941
G. Physocypria Vavra 1898
Subfm. †Cyclocypridinae Zenker 1854
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G. †Cypria Zenker 1854
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†Cypria cyrtonidion Whatley and Bajpai 2000
Subfm. †Cyprideidae Martin 1940
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G. †Cypridea Bosquet 1852
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Invalid names: Cypridea (Langtonia) Anderson 1939 [synonym]
†Cypridea gurvanensis Sinitsa 1986
†Cypridea vistaalegrensis Musacchio and Simeoni 1991
G. †Damonella
G. †Hourcqia Krömmelbein 1965
G. †Mantelliana Anderson 1966
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†Mantelliana sodovi Sinitsa 1986
G. †Mongolocypris Szczechura 1978
Subfm. †Cypridinae Baird 1845
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G. Cypris Müller 1776
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†Cypris dashzevegi Khand 1976
†Cypris florissantensis Cockerell 1910
Cypris pubera Müller 1776
G. †Kassinina
G. †Mongolianella Mandelstam 1956
G. †Paracypretta Sars 1924
G. †Pattersoncypris Bate 1972
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G. †Petrobrasia Krömmelbein 1965
G. †Suzinia
G. †Virgatocypris Malz and Moayedpour 1973
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†Virgatocypris mezzalirai Dias-Brito et al. 2001
G. Cypridopsis Brady 1868
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†Cypridopsis elachistos Whatley et al. 2002
†Cypridopsis pasocordobensis Musacchio 1973
Subfm. Disopontocypridinae Mandelstam 1956
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G. †Eucypris Vavra 1891
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†Eucypris intervolcanus Whatley and Bajpai 2000
†Eucypris pelasgicos Whatley and Bajpai 2000
Subfm. Herpetocypridinae Kaufmann 1900
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G. Herpetocypris Brady and Norman 1889
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Fm. †Trapezoidellidae Sohn 1979
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G. †Daurina Sinitsa 1973
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†Daurina mongolica Sinitsa 1986
Invalid names: Cypridopsinae Kaufmann 1960 [empty], Eucandonidae Swain 1961 [empty], Eucypridinae Bronshtein 1947 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwatersuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Vormsi to the top of the Holocene or 449.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 449.5 Ma

Collections (112 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Latvia (Daugavpils) Pullvillites sp. (192989)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Russian Federation Carbonita inversa (80103)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8United Kingdom (England) Cythere fabulina (122564)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Carbonita tumida (132992)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Carbonita tumida (132989 133137 133139 133142 133164)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Carbonita sp. (216992 216993 216994)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Krkonose) Carbonita sp. (232614)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) Carbonita tumida (110320)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Carbonita tumida (88235)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Italy (Trento) Cypris rotzoana (232110)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Indonesia (Timor) Cypris sp. (205667)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom (Wales) Cypridacea indet. (33497)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Spain (Castilla y Leon) Cypridea sp. (78218)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Cypridea sp. (67954) Cypridea sp., Cetacella armata (67955)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Cetacella inermis (24563)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Cetacella armata (67952 67953)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Centro) Cypridea sp., Cetacella armata, Cetacella inermis (69708)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Mantelliana perlata (164377)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Poland (Masovian Voivodship) Damonella pygmaea, Cypridea tumescens, Cypridea inversa, Cypridea peltoides (192534)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Cypridea fasciculata (90047)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Poland (Masovian Voivodship) Damonella pygmaea (192535)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Cypridea posticalis (138440) Cypris sp. (45330)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8France (Poitou-Charentes) Cypridea tuberculata, Cypridea laevigata, Cypridea sp. (142093)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Poland Cypridea posticalis (2094)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Cypris sp. (77058)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Spain (Castilla y Leon) Cypris sp. (64406)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5China (Liaoning) Cypridea sp. (36973)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France Lycopterocypris sabaudiae, Cypridea sp. (91170)
Valanginian - Barremian139.8 - 125.0Spain (Biscay) Cypridea sp. (144740)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Brazil (Bahia) Cypris conculcata, Cypris montserratensis, Cypris allportiana, Cypris sp. (51911)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Damonella pygmaea, Mantelliana sp., Cypridea clavata (45193)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) Cypridea soriana (53921)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Mantelliana sp., Cypridea modesta, Cypridea isasae, Cypridea moneta, Cypridea sp. (166749 166750 166751)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Cuenca) Mantelliana sp., Cypridea sp. (61319) Ostracoda indet. (61889)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Lycopterocypris infantilis, Cypridea unicostata, Cypridea pragnata, Cypridea ihsienensis, Cypridea sp., Mongolianella sp. (36972)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Cypridea gurvanensis (136202) Cypridea sp., Cypridea gurvanensis (136203)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Malawi (Northern) Hourcqia sp. (38913)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Gansu) Cypridea sp. (62293)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Liaoning) Cypridea unicostata, Cypridea sp. (36971)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Liberia Pattersoncypris micropapillosa (209302)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Pattersoncypris micropapillosa (140951) Pattersoncypris sp. (28052)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian112.03 - 99.6Argentina (Santa Cruz) Mongolianella sp. (232101 232102) Petrobrasia sp. (232098)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Xinjiang) Cypridea sp. (97615)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Algeria Damonella sp. 1, Damonella sp. 3, Cypridea sp. (213623) Damonella sp. 3 (213622)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8China (Nei Mongol) Cypridea sp. (55529)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Austria (Upper Austria) Cetacella sp. (224482)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Arizona) Ostracoda indet. (24915)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Cypridea cavernosa, Cypridea profusa, Cypridea obliquecostae, Cypridea fracta, Cypridea rostrata, Eucypris elata, Mongolianella cuspidigera (11582)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Cypridopsis elachistos, Eucypris pelasgicos, Eucypris intervolcanus, Mongolianella sp., Cypria cyrtonidion (222692) Mongolocypris gigantea (58810) Paracypretta sp. (226125)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Gujarat) Mongolianella palmosa (72320)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Cyprididae indet., Cypris sp. 1, Cypris sp. 2 (74527)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Cypridea sp. (14502)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alaska) Cypridea sp. (51890) Mongolocypris sp. (88975)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Gujarat) Mongolianella palmosa (60170)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Lycopterocypris angulata, Virgatocypris mezzalirai (83301) Virgatocypris mezzalirai (83300)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Utah) Pseudocypridina longa (13294)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7India (Madhya Pradesh) Cypria sp. (226992)
Gashatan58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) Cypris dashzevegi (71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omnogov) Cyprideidae indet. (231040)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Cypris florissantensis (123119)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Cypris sp. (40268)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Montana) Eucypris sp. (211242 211243 211244)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Germany (Rheinland Pfalz) Cypridopsis sp., Eucypris sp. (37978) Eucypris sp. (37967)
Agenian23.03 - 20.0Switzerland (Fribourg) Cypridopsinae indet. (203089)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Uganda Eucypris indet. (22440)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Eucypris hagni (175727)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Libya Cypridopsis sp. (77254)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Croatia Cypria dorsoconcava (68266) Cypria reniformis (68219) Cypria reniformis, Cypria pannonica (68221)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan10.3 - 1.8USA (Indiana) Cypridopsis okeechobei, Cypridopsis vidua (18320)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya Cypris sp. (21511)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Cypris sp. (21418)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Cypridopsis vidua, Herpetocypris sp., Eucypris virens (176388)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Cypris sp. (21462 21495)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Portugal (Algarve) Cypris pubera, Erpetocypris reptans (40985)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Yunnan) Cypria sp. (36585 36586)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Cypridopsis indet. (22127)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Cypris sp. (21368)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) Cypridopsis vidua, Physocypria sp. (20495)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Cypridopsis vidua, Physocypria pustulosa (93554)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Cypris pubera, Erpetocypris reptans (163070 163075)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Cypridopsis vidua (174229)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Cypridopsis vidua, Cypridopsis incongruens (93556)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Eucypris elliptica (97552)