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Hornibrookella arcana

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae

Taxonomy
Cythereis arcanus was named by Lubimova and Guha (1960).

It was recombined as Hornibrookella arcana by Brouwers (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Cythereis arcanus Lubimova and Guha
1992Hornibrookella arcana Brouwers p. 19 figs. Pl 9, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
superfamilyTrachyleberidoideaLiebau 2005
familyHemicytheridae(Puri 1953)
tribeBradleyiniBenson 1972
genusHornibrookella
speciesarcana(Lubimova and Guha 1960)

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.

Hornibrookella arcana Lubimova and Guha 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2026-03-22 14:57:07
Modified: 2026-03-22 14:57:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Martens et al. 2008, Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Sindh) Hornibrookella arcana (94125)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Bangladesh Hornibrookella arcana (209194 209195 209199)