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Limnocytheridae
Description | Limnocytheridae is a family of ostracods, containing the following genera: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnocytheridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Limnocytheridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Limnocytheridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (14%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | freshwater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. Van Itterbeeck, P. Missiaen, and A. Folie, V. S. Markevich, D. Van Damme, D.-Y. Guo, T. Smith. 2007. Woodland in a fluvio-lacustrine environment on the dry Mongolian Plateau during the late Paleocene: Evidence from the mammal bearing Subeng section (Inner Mongolia, P.R. China). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 243(1-2):55-78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnocytheridae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Limnocytherinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Metacypridinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Timiriaseviinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
Cytheridella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
Dolekiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Elpidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gomphocythere genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Gomphodella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Intrepidocythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kovalevskiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leucocythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Limnocytherina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lutkevichinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 252 Ma Permian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Metacypris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Minicythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paralimnocythere ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Pterocythere ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Simeonella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Timiriasevia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 58.7 Ma Paleocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1938 | Limnocytheridae Klie |
2007 | Limnocytheridae Van Itterbeeck et al. p. 64 |
2017 | Limnocytheridae Forel p. 41 |
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!