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Mimicocythereis attilai

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Taxonomy
Bradleya attilai was named by Bertels (1975). Its type specimen is FCEN-LM 821, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mimicocythereis attilai by Ceolin et al. (2015), Ceolin et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Bradleya attilai Bertels
2015Mimicocythereis attilai Ceolin et al.
2024Mimicocythereis attilai Ceolin et al.

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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
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilyCytheroidea(Baird 1850)
familyTrachyleberididaeSylvester-Bradley 1948
genusMimicocythereis
speciesattilai()

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.

†Mimicocythereis attilai Bertels 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1975Bradleya with three longitudinal elevations and a reticulation in between.
D. Ceolin et al. 2015A genus of the Trachyleberididae, short, subrectangular, with strongly rounded anterior margin and less well rounded posterior. Dorsal margin of LV with strong anterior hinge ear, lacking in RV. Remainder of dorsal margin straight, not inclined posteriorly and largely obscured by valve surface. Small posterior hinge ear in LV, ventral margin convex with very slight oral concavity. End margins both dentate. Ornament reticulocostate and tuberculate to varying degrees, with pronounced dorsal, median and ventrolateral ribs, strength of which varies between species. Reticulum with angular cells near margins more circular medianly; simple conjunctive pore conuli, strong subcentral tubercle. Eye spot absent. Hinge holamphidont.
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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquen) Bradleya attilai (236318)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Mimicocythereis attilai (231994 231995 231997)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Mimicocythereis attilai (236599 236601)