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Microcheilinella contrariella

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae

Taxonomy
Microcheilinella contrariella was named by Forel (2017). Its type specimen is P6M4297, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mahmudia Quarry, Caeracul Mare Hill, sample 114, which is in a Bithynian reef, buildup or bioherm bindstone in the Caerace Formation of Romania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. clava, M. elatus, M. larionovae, M. subcorbuloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Microcheilinella contrariella Forel p. 224 figs. 7K-Q

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderSigilliocopinaMartens 1992
superfamilySigilloideaMandelstam 1960
familyMicrocheilinellidaeGramm 1975
genusMicrocheilinellaGeis 1933
speciescontrariella

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
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