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Bythocypris

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1028849	https://www.gbif.org/species/1028849
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	23957	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=23957

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bythocyprididae : Bythocypris

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
subphylum	Crustacea	Brünnich 1772
class	Ostracoda	Latreille 1802
subclass	Podocopa	Sars 1865
order	Podocopida	Sars 1866
suborder	Podocopina	Sars 1866
superfamily	Bairdioidea	(Sars 1888)
family	Bythocyprididae	Maddocks 1969
genus	Bythocypris	Brady 1880

Scientific Name

Bythocypris Brady, 1880

Name Published In

Brady, George S. 1880. Report on the Ostracoda dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76, Zoology 1(3): 1-184.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Bythocypris	genus	belongs to Bythocypridinae	stated without evidence	Hazel and Holden, 1971
Bythocypris	genus	belongs to Podocopida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Bythocypris	genus	belongs to Bythocyprididae	stated with evidence	Forel, 2017

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (6.7%)

First Recorded Appearance

485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic

Environment

hypersaline,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Ostracoda)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Ostracoda)

Vision

limited (based on Ostracoda)

Diet

detritivore, grazer (based on Podocopida)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Ostracoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Bythocypris abyssicola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris actites species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris aequa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris affinis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris ambitruncata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris atlantica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris bijieensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bythocypris bisoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris bosquetiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris bullifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris cancanaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris chapmani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris complanata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris compressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris croneisi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris cuisensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris curta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris cylindrica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		23	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Bythocypris cypridiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris depressoterminata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris devonica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris elegantula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris eltanina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris faba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris faba ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	190 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Bythocypris fayettevillensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris folini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris gallowayi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris geisi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris gibsonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	56.0 Ma Paleocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Bythocypris goodlandensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris granti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris guppyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris incerta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris indianensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris intecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris jurassica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris kershavii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris keyserensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris krausei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris kuaichianga species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris kyamos species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris laganella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris leroyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris lianchuanghui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris longa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris lubrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris lucida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris maanshanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Bythocypris malyutinae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris mayeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Bythocypris mcguirti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Bythocypris mereirensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris mozambiquensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris norrisensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris obae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris obtusata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris osagensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Bythocypris palopintoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris parilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bythocypris parsonia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris parva species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris pergracilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris phaseolina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris phillipsiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris polarsterni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris procera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris producta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris prolata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris promoza species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris proreniformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Bythocypris pseudoreniformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris punctulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris punculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris pusilla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris quadrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris rectangulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris reflexa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris reniformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris richarddinglei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris robusta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris rosefieldensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris rotunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris rotundus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris ruedemanni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris sasakwaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris sasakwensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris scapha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris simplex species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris sollasi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris spiriscutica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris splendens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris subaequata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bythocypris subrectanguuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris sudaustralis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris symmetrica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	190 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Bythocypris thraso species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris tomlinsoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	323 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Bythocypris transversa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris ulli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris vainganaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Bythocypris weddellensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris weselensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris wicomicoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bythocypris windhami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Bryothocypris	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bythocyprididae : *Bryothocypris*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1880	Bythocypris Brady
1971	Bythocypris Hazel and Holden p. 6
1987	Bythocypris Blaszyk p. 66
2002	Bythocypris Sepkoski, Jr.
2017	Bythocypris Forel

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Hazel J. E., Holden J. C. (1971) Ostracoda of Late Eocene Age From Eua, Tonga, US Geological Survey Professional Paper 640 D, 1-11

Blaszyk J. (1987) Ostracods from the Oligocene Polonez Cove Formation of King George Island, West Antarctica, Palaeontologia Polonica 49, 63-81

Forel M. B. (2017) Systematic palaeontology, in First report of ostracods (Crustacea) associated with Bithynian (Anisian, Middle Triassic) Tubiphytes-microbial reef in the North Dobrogean Orogen (Romania), Papers in Palaeontology 4, 211-244

Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 244-251 - via World Register of Marine Species

Brady, G. S. (1880). Report on the Ostracoda dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 1 (part 3): 1-184, pl. 1-45. - via World Register of Marine Species

Brandão, S. N. (2008). New species of Bairdioidea (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the Southern Ocean and discussions on Bairdoppilata simplex (Brady, 1880), ?Bairdoppilata labiata (Müller, 1908) and Bythopussella aculeata (Müller, 1908). Zootaxa. 1866, 373-452. - via World Register of Marine Species

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Maddocks, R. F. (1969). Revision of recent Bairdiidae (Ostracoda). U. S. National Museum Bulletin. 296: 1-126. - via World Register of Marine Species

Hansson, H.G. (Comp) Crustacea (1998) NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine Crustacea Check-List. Internet pdf Ed., Aug. 1998. [http://www.tmbl.gu.se]. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Maddocks, Rosalie F., 1969: Revision of Recent Bairdiidae (Ostracoda). United States National Museum Bulletin, no. 295. 1-126. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zool., 1, no. 3 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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