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Pectocytheridae
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pectocytheridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pectocytheridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | M. A. Ayress. 1995. Late Eocene Ostracoda (Crustacea) from the Waihao District, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Journal of Paleontology 69(5):897-921 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ameghinocythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bidgeecythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ekpectocythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ginginella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hypocritecythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Keijia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kingmacythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kotoracythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mckenziartia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Morkhovenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Munseyella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pectocythere ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Praemunita genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Swansonites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1957 | Pectocytheridae Hanai |
| 1995 | Pectocytheridae Ayress p. 916 |
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!
