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Leguminocythereidae

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Leguminocythereidae

Taxonomy
Leguminocythereidae was named by Howe (1961). It is extant. Its type is Leguminocythereis.

It was assigned to Cytheracea by Benson et al. (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Leguminocythereidae Benson et al. p. Q305
1961Leguminocythereidae Howe p. Q306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
superfamilyCytheraceaBaird 1850
familyLeguminocythereidaeHowe 1961
familyLeguminocythereidaeHowe 1961

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. Leguminocythereidae Howe 1961
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†Campylocythere laeva Edwards 1944
†Campylocythere laevissima Edwards 1944
G. †Leguminocythereis Howe and Law 1936
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†Leguminocythereis cookei Howe and Law 1936
†Leguminocythereis exigua Apostolescu 1961
†Leguminocythereis isobopaensis Carbonnel and Johnson 1989
†Leguminocythereis lokossaensis Apostolescu 1961
†Leguminocythereis scarabaeus Howe and Law 1936
†Leguminocythereis senegalensis Apostolescu 1961
†Leguminocythereis verrucosus Howe and Law 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Calabrian or 66.00000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Indian Ocean Leguminocythereis sp. (201913)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24Benin Leguminocythereis exigua (241249)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Benin Leguminocythereis exigua (241255 241256)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo Leguminocythereis isobopaensis (241137) Leguminocythereis lokossaensis (241104) Leguminocythereis lokossaensis, Leguminocythereis senegalensis (241128 241130) Leguminocythereis senegalensis (241142)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Indian Ocean Leguminocythereis sp. (201914)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Togo Leguminocythereis lokossaensis, Leguminocythereis senegalensis (241162) Leguminocythereis senegalensis (241163 241167 241168)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Benin Leguminocythereis senegalensis (241107)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Leguminocythereis striatopunctata (41966)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Libya Leguminocythereis sp. (77237)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Acuticythereis cocoaensis (94153 94154 94155 94156 94157)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mexico (Veracruz) Leguminocythereis sp. (94173)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Leguminocythereis sp. (95898)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Leguminocythereis scarabaeus (86499)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45South Africa (North Cape) Leguminocythereis dinglei (37451)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98South Africa (North Cape) Leguminocythereis dinglei (37487)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Venezuela Leguminocythereis sp. (93927)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Peru Leguminocythereis sp. (176144)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Leguminocythereis whitei, Campylocythere laevissima (191407)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Acuticythereis lavissima, Campylocythere laeva (52582)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Acuticythereis laevissima (41501)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Acuticythereis laevissima, Campylocythere sp. (41705)