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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.
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Benson, R.H.
1972
The <i>Bradleya</i> Problem, with descriptions of two new psychrospheric ostracode genera, <i>Agrenocythere</i> and <i>Poseidonamicus</i> (Ostracoda: Crustacea)
Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology
(12), 1-138
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Paleontology, Fossils, Paleobiology
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Agrenocythere Benson, 1972 (original description)
Agrenocythere antiquata Benson, 1972 (original description)
Agrenocythere cadoti Benson, 1972 (original description)
Agrenocythere gosnoldia Benson, 1972 (original description)
Agrenocythere hazelae (Bold, 1946) accepted as Agrenocythere hazeli (Bold, 1946) (new combination reference)
Agrenocythere hazeli (Bold, 1946) (new combination reference)
Agrenocythere pliocenica (Seguenza, 1880) † (new combination reference)
Agrenocythere radula (Brady, 1880) (new combination reference)
Agrenocythere spinosa Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya Hornibrook, 1952 (redescription)
Bradleya (Quasibradleya) Benson, 1972 accepted as Quasibradleya Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya (Quasibradleya) dictyonites Benson, 1972 accepted as Quasibradleya dictyonites Benson, 1972 † (original description)
Bradleya (Quasibradleya) paradictyonites Benson, 1972 † accepted as Quasibradleya paradictyonites Benson, 1972 † (original description)
Bradleya (Quasibradleya) plicocarinata Benson, 1972 accepted as Quasibradleya plicocarinata Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya (Quasibradleya) prodictyonites Benson, 1972 accepted as Quasibradleya prodictyonites Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya albatrossia Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya andamanae Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya arata (Brady, 1880) (additional source)
Bradleya dictyon (Brady, 1880) (redescription)
Bradleya japonica Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya mckenziei Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya normani (Brady, 1866) (new combination reference)
Bradleya nuda Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya paranuda Benson, 1972 (original description)
Bradleya semiarata Hornibrook, 1952 (basis of record)
Bradleya telisaensis (Leroy, 1939) † (new combination reference)
Cletocythereis rastromarginata (Brady, 1880) (new combination reference)
Cythere arata Brady, 1880 accepted as Bradleya arata (Brady, 1880) (additional source)
Cythere dictyon Brady, 1880 accepted as Bradleya dictyon (Brady, 1880) (subsequent type designation)
Cythereis (Pterygocythereis) telisaensis Leroy, 1939 † accepted as Bradleya telisaensis (Leroy, 1939) † (basis of record)
Oertliella ducassae Benson, 1972 (original description)
Poseidonamicus Benson, 1972 (original description)
Poseidonamicus major Benson, 1972 (original description)
Poseidonamicus minor Benson, 1972 (original description)
Poseidonamicus nudus Benson, 1972 (original description)
Poseidonamicus pintoi Benson, 1972 (original description)
Poseidonamicus viminea (Brady, 1880) accepted as Poseidonamicus vimineus (Brady, 1880) (new combination reference)
Poseidonamicus vimineus (Brady, 1880) (new combination reference)
Quasibradleya paradictyonites Benson, 1972 † (original description)
Quasibradleya plicocarinata Benson, 1972 (original description)
Quasibradleya prodictyonites Benson, 1972 (original description)
Radimella aurita (Skogsberg, 1928) (new combination reference)
Thaerocythere saitoi (Ishizaki, 1963) Benson, 1972 † accepted as Cornucoquimba saitoi (Ishizaki, 1963) † (new combination reference)
Thaerocytheridae Hazel, 1967 (taxonomy source)
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Bradleya andamanae Benson, 1972 
Bass Strait for Bradleya mckenziei Benson, 1972 
China Sea for Bradleya albatrossia Benson, 1972 
Honshu Island for Bradleya japonica Benson, 1972 
Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone for Bradleya japonica Benson, 1972 
Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone for Bradleya nuda Benson, 1972 
Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone for Bradleya nuda Benson, 1972 
Philippines for Bradleya paranuda Benson, 1972 
Holotype MZUSP 32812, geounit Jamaica , identified as Elpidium martensi Danielopol, Pinto, Gross, Pereira & Riedl, 2014






 Comparison

"Bradleya (Quasibradleya) dictyonites is the most tricarinate of all of the named Bradleya species (or of the ... [details]

 Comparison

"Bradleya (Q.) paradictyonites is most similar to B. (Q.) dictyonites, a larger contemporary species, from which it ... [details]

 Comparison

"This species is similar to Bradleya (Quasibradleya) dictyonites, new species, in that the median ridge has ... [details]

 Comparison

"B. (Q.) prodictyonites is most closely related to B. (Q.) dictyonites, but is more quadrate. The ocular ridge of ... [details]

 Description

"The reticulum of Bradleya albatrossia has been formed into a bold, box-work frame similar to that of B. andamanae, ... [details]

 Description

"This species represents an end member in a morphological series that includes a form with a reduced size, reduced ... [details]

 Description

"This species is the only one known which is nude or smooth in the terminal regions on the carapace, and in the ... [details]

 Description

Somewhat similar to Bradleya normani in lateral outline, but the carinae are much more conspicuous. Many homologous ... [details]

 Description

Most similar to Bradleya paranuda, new species, a smooth, reticulum-free Recent species from the Philippines, ... [details]

 Description

This species is like Bradleya nuda except for its produced anterior margin (neither species has a discrete rim) and ... [details]

 Diagnosis

"Carapace subrectangular to subquadrate with broadly rounded anterior margin and squared posterior margin without ... [details]

 Diagnosis

"Distinguished from other known species of Bradleya by its bold, high, yet nonexcavate muri; the lack of a ... [details]

 Diagnosis

"Carapace small in size with very coarse reticulation. Distinguished from other species of Bradleya by its reduced ... [details]

 Diagnosis

"Distinguished from other species of Bradleya by the incomplete development of the reticulum in the anterior and ... [details]

 Diagnosis

Distinguished from other species of Bradleya by its overaIl box-like shape caused by the unusually straight and ... [details]

 Diagnosis

Distinguished from other species of Bradleya by its smooth, nonfoveolate carapace, devoid of a reticulum except for ... [details]

 Diagnosis

Like the smooth form Bradleya nuda, new species, this species is almost devoid of any traces of the reticulum. ... [details]

 Diagnosis

"A coarsely reticulate species of Bradleya with a conspicuous median ridge in the posterior, which joins with the ... [details]

 Diagnosis

"The massive reticulum of this species of Bradleya has strongly excavate muri and many of the fossae have merged by ... [details]

 Diagnosis

"This species of Bradleya (Quasibradleya) is distinguished by its moderate size, elongate shape, and unique ... [details]

 Diagnosis

"A robust species of Bradleya distinguished by its conspicuous ocular ridge (with eye tubercule), prominent dorsal ... [details]

 Dimensions

"Length of holotype 1.18 mm; height 0.65 mm." (Benson, 1972; 44) [details]

 Dimensions

"Length of holotype 0.86 mm; height 0.59 mm" (Benson, 1972; 46) [details]

 Dimensions

"Length of holotype 0.88 mm; height 0.46 mm." (Benson, 1972; 46) [details]

 Dimensions

"Length of holotype 1.08 mm; height 0.64 mm." (Benson, 1972; 45) [details]

 Distribution

"Known only from the type-locality in Tasmania. It is considered an inner shelf inhabitant judged on the basis of ... [details]

 Distribution

"Mid-shelf south of Australia. Miocene (?) to Recent." (Benson, 1972; 46) [details]

 Distribution

"Paleogene of New Zealand." (Benson, 1972; 45) [details]

 Etymology

"Named for the United States Fisheries Steamer Albatross, which worked in the western Pacific in 1900 and again in ... [details]

 Etymology

"Named for the Andaman Sea, around whose waters this species was found." (Benson, 1972: 40) [details]

 Etymology

Named for K. G. McKenzie who kindly furnished the samples (February 1967) in which this species was found. [details]

 Remark

"This form, now designated as a species (and the type-species of a new subgenus), was first noticed by Hornibrook ... [details]

 Remark

"I had only a few valves of this species available for study. It could be an ecophenotypic variant of B. (Q.) ... [details]

 Taxonomy

Following Benson (1972) this spcies belongs to an unknown genus. [details]

 Taxonomy

Benson (1972) neither excluded this species from Bradleya nor included it in the list of Bradleya species. ... [details]

 Taxonomy

"Following Besnon (1972), this species belongs to a new genus." (Benson, 1972) [details]

 Taxonomy

Following Besnon (1972), this species belongs to a new genus. [details]

 Taxonomy

Benson (1972) considered questionable the assigment of this species to the genus Bradleya. [details]

 Taxonomy

Benson (1972) considered questionable the assigment of this species to the genus Bradleya. [details]

 Taxonomy

Following Benson (1972), this species belongs to an unkown genus. [details]

 Type locality

"The holotype was chosen from Hornibrook's sample locality F6487, the Old Rifle Butts Section, at Oamaru S.D., New ... [details]

 Type locality

"The sample from which this species is described was colJected by N. G. Lane in about 1957 from the Fossil Bluff ... [details]

 Type locality

"The Great Australian Bight in the vicinity of Oceanographer station OSS-01,60K (lat. 33°1O.0'S and long. 130 0 ... [details]

 Type locality

"The specimens considered in the description of B. (Q.) prodictyonites were from Hornibrook's (1952) sample ... [details]

 Type specimen

"The holotype (USNM 174328) is an adult male (?) left valve from the upper Oligocene of New Zealand (Plate 8; figure ... [details]

 Type specimen

"-The holotype (USNM 174328) is an adult male (?) left valve from the Oligo-Miocene of northern Tasmania (Plate 8: ... [details]

 Type specimen

"The holotype (USNM 174334) is an adult male left valve from the Recent of the Great Australian Bight (Figure 18)." ... [details]

 Type specimen

"The holotype (USNM 174327) is an adult female (?) left valve from the lower Oligocene of New Zealand (Plate 8: ... [details]