Nigeriruggieria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cytheroidea
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: Podocopa Ordo: Podocopida Subordo: Cytherocopina Superfamilia: Cytheroidea

Familia: Trachyleberididae
Genus: Nigeriruggieria
Species: N. boldi – N. martinssoni – N. tricostata

Name

Nigeriruggieria Keen, 2004

• Gender: feminine
• Status: valid genus
• Type species: Nigeriruggieria martinssoni (Omatsola, 1972) Keen, 2004
• Remarks: The species was correctly named in honour of A. Martinsson. Therefore, martinsonni in Keen 2004 is a typographical error.

Primary references

• Keen, M.C. 2004: The origin of the modern tropical West African marine Ostracod Fauna, with a description of the Ruggieriini n. tribe. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana, 43 (1-2): 201–216.