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Looneyellopsis multiornata

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Limnocytheridae

Taxonomy
Looneyellopsis multiornata was named by Carignano and Cusminsky (2015). Its type specimen is MLP-Mi 1885, a carapace (Complete caparace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Looneyellopsis multiornata Carignano and Cusminsky p. 29 figs. 12-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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)
familyLimnocytheridaeKlie 1938
subfamilyLimnocytherinaeKlie 1938
genusLooneyellopsisKrömmelbein and Weber 1971
speciesmultiornata

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.

Looneyellopsis multiornata Carignano and Cusminsky 2015
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. P. Carignano and G. C. Cusminsky 2015A species of Looneyellopsis with its carapace ornamented by a subcentral tubercle, a large posterodorsal tubercle that points backwards and a small posterior tubercle; a ventral alar expansion carrying three more, less developed tubercles, two vertical lobes near the anterior margin of the carapace, and irregular reticulation along the valves surface.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:59
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:59:04
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available