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Cypris
| Description | Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation. She is identified with the planet Venus, which is named after the Roman goddess Venus, with whom Aphrodite was extensively syncretized. Aphrodite's major symbols include myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and swans. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypris, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprididae : Cypris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Cypris O.F.Müller, 1776 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Müller, Otto F. 1776. Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum characteres, nomina, et synonymy imprimis popularium. Hallageriis, Havniae.: i–xxxii; 1–282. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 174 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater (based on Cypridoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | O. F. Müller. 1776. Zoologicae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum. Characteres, Nomina et Synonyma Imprimis Popularium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypris |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cypris bahiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris bimaculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris bispinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris candida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris chittyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris connica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris cylindrica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris dashzevegi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Cypris decaryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris donnetii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris eremita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris faba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris floridensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris florissantensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Cypris fluviatilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris glaucus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris globulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris globulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris helena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris hispida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris hystrix species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris itunghensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris kaufmani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris lamperti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris lienenklausi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris methueni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris mytiloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris novaezealandicae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris ovalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris procera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris propinqua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris pubera species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cypris puertoricoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris punctillata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris rava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris reptans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris sanpetensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris striata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris subglobosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris tatei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris tenuicauda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris towoetiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris triangularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris trigonella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris tuberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris verreauxii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris violacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris wilcoxensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypris yallahaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cyprisia Rafinesque, 1815 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprididae : Cyprisia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1776 | Cypris Müller p. 198 |
| 2007 | Cypris Van Itterbeeck et al. p. 64 |
| 2011 | Cypris Martens and Savatenalinton |
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!
