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Microcytherura

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheridae

Taxonomy
Microcytherura was named by Muller (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cytherini by Hazel (1983); and to Podocopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Microcytherura Muller
1983Microcytherura Hazel p. 100
2002Microcytherura Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyCytheridaeBaird 1850
subfamilyCytherinaeBaird 1850
tribeCytheriniBaird 1850
genusMicrocytheruraMuller 1894

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. Microcytherura Muller 1894
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Microcytherura expanda Hazel 1983
Microcytherura minuta Hazel 1983
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: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Zanclean or 37.20000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) M. sp. 1, M. sp. 2 (161903)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Poland M. dianae (138853) M. everriculum (138851 138855 138857 138858) M. everriculum, M. dianae (138841 138845 138846 138847 138848 138849 138850 138852)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) M. broeckiana (48092)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) M. choctawhatcheensis, M. similis, M. d, M. h, M. m, M. p, M. r, M. minuta, M. expanda (52582)