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Limnocythere
Description | Limnocythere is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in the family Limnocytheridae. It contains the following extant species : From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnocythere, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Limnocytheridae : Limnocythere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Limnocythere Brady, 1867 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Brady, George S. 1867. A synopsis of the recent British Ostracoda. The Intellectual Observer 12(2): 110-130; pls. 1-2. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | freshwater (based on Limnocytheridae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/Limnocythere |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Limnocythere apostolescui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere bradburyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere camera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere ceriotuberosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere compressa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere cusminskyae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere dibolba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere floridensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere friabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere glypta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere herricki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere hibernica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere hungarica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere illinoisensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere incerniculum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere inopinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere iowensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere itasca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere liporeticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere melicerion species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere monstrifica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere nemegtensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
Limnocythere obtusata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere ornata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere oughtoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere paranensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere paraornata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere parascutariensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere platyforma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere posterolimba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere pseudoreticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere relicta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere reticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere sanctipatricii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere sappaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere scutariense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere sharpei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere spinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere spumida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere staplini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere stationis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere titicaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere trapeziformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere triassica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Limnocythere unicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere varia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere verrucosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere viaticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnocythere williamsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Limnicytheridea G.W.Müller, 1912 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Limnocytheridae : Limnicytheridea |
Limnicythere Brady, 1868 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Limnocytheridae : Limnicythere |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1868 | Limnocythere Brady |
2007 | Limnocythere Van Itterbeeck et al. p. 64 |
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!