Scottoecia arabica

Taxonavigation

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: Halocyprida
Subordo: Halocypridina
Superfamilia: Halocypridoidea
Familia: Halocyprididae
Subfamilia: Euconchoecinae
Genus: Scottoecia
Species: Scottoecia arabica

Name

Scottoecia arabica Angel, 2012

• Type locality: From a water depth of 250-200 metres, off the south-west coast of India, (24.484°N, 57.236°E), Gulf of Oman.
• Remarks: Originally described by C. M. James (1974) but misidentified as Bathyconchoecia lacunosa (Müller, 1908) Deevey, 1968

Primary references

• Angel, M.V. 2012: Scottoecia — a new genus of halocyprid ostracod, with the description of Scottoecia arabica nov. sp. and the redescription of Bathyconchoecia darcythompsoni (Scott, 1909). Zootaxa, 3254: 32–54. Preview