Macroasteropteron chathamensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cylindroleberidoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Oligostraca Classis: Ostracoda Subclassis: Myodocopa Ordo: Myodocopida Subordo: Myodocopina Superfamilia: Cylindroleberidoidea

Familia: Cylindroleberididae
Subfamilia: Macroasteropteroninae
Genus: Macroasteropteron
Species: Macroasteropteron chathamensis

Name

• Macroasteropteron chathamensis Karanovic & Lörz, 2012
  • Authority for placement: original
  • Current status: valid species
  • Gender: As the gender of Macroasteropteron is neuter, an emendation of the species name to Macroasteropteron chathamense is necessary.
  • Original genus: Macroasteropteron Kornicker, 1994
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 'female'
    • Repository: NIWA 71169
  • Type locality: 'Collected at site A004, TAN0705/99, Chatham Rise, New Zealand, 10 April 2007, longitude start to end: -178.4762°W to -178.4830°W, latitude start to end: -44.5607°S to -44.5592°S, depth 1076-1103 m.'
  • ZooBank: 529C786E-45CB-46FF-B58B-0E4B2F1A9362

References

Primary references

• Karanovic, I. & Lörz, A.-N. 2012. A new subfamily and species of Ostracoda (Cylindroleberididae, Myodocopa) from the Chatham Rise (New Zealand). New Zealand journal of zoology 39(4): 265–290. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2011.648200 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 269, and figs. 2-13]