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Eocytheropteron
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheruridae : Eocytheropteron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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!
