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Woodeltia

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae

Taxonomy
Woodeltia was named by Mukai and Tanaka (2025). It is extant. Its type is Woodeltia sorapuchiensis.

It was assigned to Trachyleberidinae by Mukai and Tanaka (2025).

Species
W. blizhnii, W. japonica, W. palmensis, W. ponitmanbiensis, W. sorapuchiensis (type species), W. subreticulata
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-04-18; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-04-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Woodeltia Mukai and Tanaka p. 1407

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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
subfamilyTrachyleberidinaeBradley 1948
genusWoodeltia

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.

G. Woodeltia Mukai and Tanaka 2025
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Woodeltia blizhnii Brouwers 1993
†Woodeltia japonica Ishizake 1981
Woodeltia palmensis Brouwers 1993
†Woodeltia sorapuchiensis Mukai and Tanaka 2025
†Woodeltia subreticulata Irizuki and Yamada 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Hokkaido Region) W. sorapuchiensis (278622) W. sp. (278623)