Deep-Sea taxon details
Bradleya pygmaea Whatley, Downing, Kesler & Harlow, 1984
461432 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:461432)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Whatley, R. C.; Downing, S. E.; Kesler, K.; Harlow, C. J. (1984). New species of the ostracod genus <i>Bradleya</i> from the Tertiary and Quaternary of D.S.P.D.P. sites in the southwest Pacific. <em>Revista Española de Micropaleontologia.</em> 16: 265-298. [details]
Type locality contained in Lord Howe Rise
type locality contained in Lord Howe Rise [details]
Description Small, heavily calcified. Sub-quadrate to subrectangular. Anterior margin strongly asymmetrical with extremity below...
Etymology L. Alluding to the small size of this species with respect to other species of the genus.
Description Small, heavily calcified. Sub-quadrate to subrectangular. Anterior margin strongly asymmetrical with extremity below mid-height. Posterior margin convex with extremity below mid-height. Both margins denticulate. Dorsal margin straight to slightly concave, interrupted by ornament; strong anterior hinge ear in LV only. Ventral margin straight to slightly convex. Ventro-Iateral ridge strong, straight to slightly curved and terminated posteriorly by a short lateral spine, extending anteriorly to an extremely reduced, narrow and suppressed ocular ridge. Dorsal ridge irregular and interrupted by the angular termination of the vertical elements in the reticulum. Median ridge prominent in the posterior half with zig-zag course. Bridge extremely suppressed. Antero-dorsal valve surface flattened. Remainder of reticulum irregular with vertical elements most strongly emphasized; fossae with few horizontal secondary murae. Densely .and coarsely foveolate. Normal pore canals and internal details as for the genus. Slightly longer specimens may represent males. [details]
Etymology L. Alluding to the small size of this species with respect to other species of the genus.
Etymology L. Alluding to the small size of this species with respect to other species of the genus. [details]
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. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Bradleya pygmaea Whatley, Downing, Kesler & Harlow, 1984. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=461432 on 2026-05-02
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Bradleya pygmaea Whatley, Downing, Kesler & Harlow, 1984. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=461432 on 2026-05-02
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Whatley, R. C.; Downing, S. E.; Kesler, K.; Harlow, C. J. (1984). New species of the ostracod genus <i>Bradleya</i> from the Tertiary and Quaternary of D.S.P.D.P. sites in the southwest Pacific. <em>Revista Española de Micropaleontologia.</em> 16: 265-298. [details]
basis of record Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors
basis of record Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Small, heavily calcified. Sub-quadrate to subrectangular. Anterior margin strongly asymmetrical with extremity below mid-height. Posterior margin convex with extremity below mid-height. Both margins denticulate. Dorsal margin straight to slightly concave, interrupted by ornament; strong anterior hinge ear in LV only. Ventral margin straight to slightly convex. Ventro-Iateral ridge strong, straight to slightly curved and terminated posteriorly by a short lateral spine, extending anteriorly to an extremely reduced, narrow and suppressed ocular ridge. Dorsal ridge irregular and interrupted by the angular termination of the vertical elements in the reticulum. Median ridge prominent in the posterior half with zig-zag course. Bridge extremely suppressed. Antero-dorsal valve surface flattened. Remainder of reticulum irregular with vertical elements most strongly emphasized; fossae with few horizontal secondary murae. Densely .and coarsely foveolate. Normal pore canals and internal details as for the genus. Slightly longer specimens may represent males. [details]Diagnosis A small, thick-shelled species of Bradleya with an extremely suppressed ocular ridge and flattened antero-dorsal valve surface. Dorsal ridge formed by the angular terminations of the vertical elements of the reticulum. Remainder of reticulum low, muri narrow, fossae shallow. Coarsely and densely foveolate. Median ridge well developed in posterior half, with zig-zag course. [details]
Etymology L. Alluding to the small size of this species with respect to other species of the genus. [details]
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