World Ostracoda Database - Poseidonamicus Benson, 1972

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Poseidonamicus Benson, 1972

Poseidonamicus major Benson, 1972 from their original descriptions (Benson, 1972, Fig. 20)

AphiaID

459770 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:459770)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Poseidonamicus major Benson, 1972 (type by original designation)

Parent

Thaerocytheridae Hazel, 1967

Direct children (13)

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Species Poseidonamicus anteropunctatus Whatley, Downing, Kesler & Harlow, 1986 †
Species Poseidonamicus hisayoae Yasuhara, Cronin, Hunt & Hodell, 2009
Species Poseidonamicus hunti Brandão & Päplow, 2011
Species Poseidonamicus major Benson, 1972
Species Poseidonamicus minor Benson, 1972
Species Poseidonamicus ocularis Whatley, Downing, Kesler & Harlow, 1986 †
Species Poseidonamicus pintoi Benson, 1972
Species Poseidonamicus tainae Brandão in Brandão & Päplow, 2011
Species Poseidonamicus vimineus (Brady, 1880)
Species Poseidonamicus whatleyi Dingle, 2003
Species Poseidonamicus yasuharai Brandão & Päplow, 2011
Species Poseidonamicus ansoni Whatley, Moguilevsky, Ramos & Coxill, 1998 accepted as Harleya ansoni (Whatley, Moguilevsky, Ramos & Coxill, 1998) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Poseidonamicus viminea (Brady, 1880) accepted as Poseidonamicus vimineus (Brady, 1880) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Benson, R.H. (1972). The Bradleya Problem, with descriptions of two new psychrospheric ostracode genera, Agrenocythere and Poseidonamicus (Ostracoda: Crustacea). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. (12), 1-138., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/handle/10088/1879 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Sá, H. A. B.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sabater, L. M., Santos, S.G.; Karanovic, I. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Poseidonamicus Benson, 1972. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=459770 on 2025-05-07

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Poseidonamicus Benson, 1972. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=459770 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-02-28 07:33:57Z

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Brandão, Simone Nunes

2010-08-23 16:39:08Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2014-08-13 09:29:31Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

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original description Benson, R.H. (1972). The Bradleya Problem, with descriptions of two new psychrospheric ostracode genera, Agrenocythere and Poseidonamicus (Ostracoda: Crustacea). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. (12), 1-138., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/handle/10088/1879 [details] Available for editors

redescription Hunt, G. (2007). Morphology, ontogeny, and phylogenetics of the genus Poseidonamicus (Ostracoda: Thaerocytherinae). Journal of Paleontology. 81(4): 607-631., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/abs/morphology-ontogeny-and-phylogenetics-of-the-genus-poseidonamicus-ostracoda-thaerocytherinae/8B14ADA19FB9308A7E9EC65C9B3E8156 [details] Available for editors