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Reticulocosta edrianae

Ostracoda - Podocopida

Discussion

Reticulocosta edrianae n. sp. is similar to Reticulocosta tarfayensis (Reyment, 1978), even presenting some degree of intraspecific variation on the reticulate ornamentation, like the latter (see Reyment, 1978; Andreu-Boussut, 1991; Majoran, 1991). Even so, the aforementioned species, plus Reticulocosta vitiliginosa (Apostolescu, 1961), differ from the present species by its overall lesser presence of reticulation and sharper ridges, when compared to them (see Apostolescu, 1961). In addition, Reticulocosta edrianae n. sp. has its occurrence restricted to the Lower Cretaceous (Albian), while the others are Upper Cretaceous species (upper Cenomanian-Santonian).

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Taxonomy
Reticulocosta edrianae was named by Antonietto et al. (2015) [Antonietto et al. (2015) age data: Cretaceous, Albian. Reference number: 64787.]. Its type specimen is CP-716, a shell (Carapace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. jezzineensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Reticulocosta edrianae Antonietto et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
genusReticulocosta
speciesedrianae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Reticulocosta edrianae Antonietto et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available