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Krithidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Krithidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Krithidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (23%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Krithinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Dentokrithe ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Krithe genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 74 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Ommatokrithe ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Parakrithe ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
Parakrithella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pseudopsammocythere ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
Pseudosammocythere genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Thracella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1958 | Krithidae Mandelstam |
1971 | Krithidae Hazel and Holden p. 5 |
1995 | Krithidae Ayress p. 915 |
2010 | Krithidae Bergue and Govindan |
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!