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Eocytheropteron
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheruridae : Eocytheropteron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Eocytheropteron Alexander, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Alexander, C.I. (1933a) Shell structure of the ostracode genus Cytheropteron and fossil species from the Cretaceous of Texas. Journal of Paleontology 7, 181–214. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (20%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 172 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | H. V. Howe and J. B. Garrett. 1934. Louisiana Sabine Eocene Ostracoda. Geological Bulletin 4 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cytheropteron paenorbiculatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron blackmingoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron bruggenense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron delrioense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron devius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron eggerianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron fiski ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Eocytheropteron greenvillensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron grekoffi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron hazeli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron jamaicaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron jugosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron parnensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron pirum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron plicatoreticulatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron sabinense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron sabinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Eocytheropteron semiconstrictum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron spurgeonae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Eocytheropteron stchepinskyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron striatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron venoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eocytheropteron yorktownensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1894 | Eocytheropteron Müller |
1933 | Cytheropteron (Eocytheropteron) Alexander |
1934 | Eocytheropteron Howe and Garrett p. 45 |
2002 | Eocytheropteron Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!