Neocyprideis timorensis

Neocyprideis timorensis is a species of Indo-Pacific ostracod that has existed since the Miocene.

Neocyprideis timorensis
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Family:
Cytherideidae
Genus:
Neocyprideis
Species:
N. timorensis
Binomial name
Neocyprideis timorensis
(Fyan, 1916)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cytheridea timorensis Fyan, 1916
  • Bishopina mozarti Bonaduce, Masoli & Pugliese, 1976

Distribution

N. timorensis has been found in the waters of the Red Sea, Singapore and the western Malay Peninsula. It has also been found as a fossil in Upper Pliocene rocks from Timor and Miocene to Quaternary rocks in the Solomon Islands.[1]

Taxonomic history

It was first discovered by George Stewardson Brady in 1880, but remained undescribed until E. C. Fyan formally described it in 1916.[1] The name "Bishopina mozarti", published by Bonaduce, Masoli & Pugliese in 1976, is a junior subjective synonym of N. timorensis,[1] and commemorates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.[2]

References
  1. Rosemary Titterton, Robin C. Whatley & John E. Whittaker (2001). "A review of some key species of mainly Indo-Pacific Ostracods from the collections of G. S. Brady". Journal of Micropalaeontology. 20 (1): 31–44. doi:10.1144/jm.20.1.31.
  2. Mark Isaak (September 8, 2010). "Etymology: Named after People". Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
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