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Veenia (Nigeria) punctata

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Taxonomy
Veenia punctata was named by Bertels (1968). Its type specimen is FCEN-LM 209 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huantraico (CP-11), which is in a Maastrichtian/Danian marine claystone in the Huantraico Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Veenia (Nigeria) punctata by Bertels (1968), Bertels (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. zargounii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Veenia (Nigeria) punctata Bertels p. 294 figs. 2a-f
1975Veenia (Nigeria) punctata Bertels p. 109

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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
genusVeenia
subgenusNigeriaReyment 1963
speciespunctata()

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.

†Veenia (Nigeria) punctata Bertels 1968
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1968Shell in lateral view subtriangular, covered by soft undeveloped longitudinal striae in the posterior third, between which there are dimples, posterior marginal rib present
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 (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Nigeria punctata (231295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Nigeria punctata (231993 231995 231996 231997)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Veenia punctata (type locality: 232029)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Veenia punctata (236599)