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Wichmannella araucana

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Taxonomy
Wichmannella araucana was named by Bertels (1969). Its type specimen is FCEN-LM 281, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Wichmannella araucana Bertels p. 273 figs. 4a-b
1974Wichmannella araucana Bertels
1980Wichmannella araucana Ballent

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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
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyTrachyleberididaeSylvester-Bradley 1948
subfamilyTrachyleberidinaeBradley 1948
genusWichmannellaPuri 1957
speciesaraucana

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.

†Wichmannella araucana Bertels 1969
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1969Species of the genus Wichmannella with subrectangular shell and subcentral tubercule very weakly developed.
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: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Wichmannella araucana (231990 231991 231992)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Wichmannella araucana (93947)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Wichmannella araucana (236601)