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Hemicytherura rionegrensis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae

Taxonomy
Hemicytherura rionegrensis was named by Bertels (1975). Its type specimen is FCEN-LM 864, a carapace (Female carapace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. arctowskii, H. petheri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Hemicytherura rionegrensis Bertels p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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)
familyCytheruridaeMüller 1894
genusHemicytheruraElofson 1941
speciesrionegrensis

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1975Hemicytherura with predominantly vertically arranged ribs between which are found aligned pits.
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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian - Danian72.1 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) Hemicytherura rionegrensis (236601)