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Neuquenocypris nahuelniyuensis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Ilyocyprididae

Taxonomy
Neuquenocypris nahuelniyuensis was named by Musacchio (1989). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Neuquenocypris (Alleniella) nahuelniyuensis by Musacchio and Simeoni (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Neuquenocypris nahuelniyuensis Musacchio
1991Neuquenocypris (Alleniella) nahuelniyuensis Musacchio and Simeoni p. 372
2011Neuquenocypris nahuelniyuensis Carignano and Varela p. 173
2012Neuquenocypris nahuelniyuensis Carignano

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyCypridoidea(Baird 1845)
familyIlyocyprididaeKaufmann 1900
subfamilyIlyocypridinaeKaufmann 1900
genusNeuquenocyprisMusacchio 1973
speciesnahuelniyuensisMusacchio 1989

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwatersuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:44
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Neuquenocypris nahuelniyuensis (141581 231954 231957 231958)