Neocyprideis timorensis
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Neocyprideis timorensis is a species of Indo-Pacific ostracod that has existed since the Miocene.
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
- ^ a b c d 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. Bibcode:2001JMicP..20...31T. doi:10.1144/jm.20.1.31.
- ^ Mark Isaak (September 8, 2010). "Etymology: Named after People". Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature. Retrieved September 8, 2010.