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Paracypris perapiculata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7506915https://www.gbif.org/species/7506915
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)365566https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=365566
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Candonidae : Paracypris : Paracypris perapiculata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Paracyprididae : Paracypris : Paracypris perapiculata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classOstracodaLatreille 1802
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyCypridoidea(Baird 1845)
familyParacyprididaeSars 1923
genusParacypris
speciesParacypris perapiculataAlexander 1934
Generic NameParacypris
Scientific NameParacypris perapiculata Alexander, 1934
Name Published InAlexander, C.I. (1934b) Ostracoda of the Midway (Eocene) of Texas. Journal of Paleontology 8, 206–237.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Paracypris perapiculataspeciesbelongs to Paracyprisstated with evidenceAlexander, 1934
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance66.0 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene
Last Recorded Appearance66.0 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene
Environmentfreshwater (based on Cypridoidea)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ostracoda)
Visionlimited (based on Ostracoda)
Dietdetritivore, grazer (based on Podocopida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Ostracoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. I. Alexander. 1934. Ostracoda of the Midway (Eocene) of Texas. Journal of Paleontology 8(2):206-237

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1934Paracypris perapiculata Alexander p. 214 figs. Plate 32, fig. 18; Plate 35, fig. 9, 15

References

Alexander C. I. (1934) Ostracoda of the Midway (Eocene) of Texas, Journal of Paleontology 8 2, 206-237
Alexander, C.I. (1934b) Ostracoda of the Midway (Eocene) of Texas. Journal of Paleontology 8, 206–237. - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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