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Quasibradleya Benson, 1972

Holotype of Quasibradleya dictyonites Benson, 1972

AphiaID

771263 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:771263)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Bradleya (Quasibradleya) dictyonites Benson, 1972 accepted as Quasibradleya dictyonites Benson, 1972 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Thaerocytheridae Hazel, 1967

Original name

Bradleya (Quasibradleya) Benson, 1972

Synonymised names

Bradleya (Quasibradleya) Benson, 1972 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Species Quasibradleya cuneazea (Hornibrook, 1952)
Species Quasibradleya elongata Howe & Mckenzie, 1989
Species Quasibradleya plicocarinata Benson, 1972
Species Quasibradleya prodictyonites Benson, 1972
Species Quasibradleya pseudoandamanae Mostafawi, Nabavi & Moghaddasi, 2010

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Bradleya (Quasibradleya) Benson, 1972) 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

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Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Howe & Mckenzie, 1989 elevated the subgenus Bradleya (Quasibradleya) Benson, 1972 to the genus level.

Taxonomic remark Howe & Mckenzie, 1989 elevated the subgenus Bradleya (Quasibradleya) Benson, 1972 to the genus level. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2026). World Ostracoda Database. Quasibradleya Benson, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=771263 on 2026-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2014-07-31 09:35:21Z

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Nomenclature

original description (of Bradleya (Quasibradleya) Benson, 1972) 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

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Taxonomy

taxonomy source Howe, H. V.; McKenzie, K. G. (1989). Recent marine Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Darwin and north-Western Australia. Monograph Series of the Northern Territory. Museum of Arts and Sciences No. 3: 1-50. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic remark Howe & Mckenzie, 1989 elevated the subgenus Bradleya (Quasibradleya) Benson, 1972 to the genus level. [details]

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