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Henryhowella (Wichmannella) praealtus

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

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Derivation of name. L. praealtus very high. With reference to the proportionally great height of the female of this species.

Taxonomy
Henryhowella (Wichmannella) praealtus was named by Ceolin et al. (2015). Its type specimen is LM-FCEN 3477, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Azul CA 17, which is in a Danian marine siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Henryhowella (Wichmannella) praealtus Ceolin et al.
2024Henryhowella (Wichmannella) praealtus Ceolin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
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
genusHenryhowellaPuri 1957
subgenusWichmannellaBertels 1969
speciespraealtus

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Ceolin et al. 2015A species of Henryhowella (Wichmannella) characterized by its cup-like solae in the reticulum and numerous small, short, mostly conjunctive tubercular spines on the muri. Eye tubercle hemispherical, large and protuberant and, in internal view, very large sieve pores.
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

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Henryhowella praealtus (231999 232001 232002 232003 232005)