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Bradleya patagonica

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Thaerocytheridae

Taxonomy
Bradleya patagonica was named by Bertels (1975). Its type specimen is FCEN-LM 815, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. acceptabilis, B. cornueleana, B. cuneazea, B. dictyonites, B. opima, B. proarata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Bradleya patagonica Bertels pp. 113-114

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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
superfamilyTrachyleberidoideaLiebau 2005
familyThaerocytheridaeHazel 1967
subfamilyBradleyinaeBenson 1972
genusBradleya
speciespatagonica

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.

†Bradleya patagonica Bertels 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Bertels 1975Bradleya with three longitudinal elevations and a very slight reticulation.
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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


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