Genus Tanella Kingma, 1948

Museums

Regional Maps

• Tanella Kingma, J.T. 1948. Contribution to the knowledge of the young Caenozoic Ostracoda from the Malayan Region. Thesis Univ. Utrech. 1-119 pp. [87].

  Type species:

   Tanella gracilis Kingma, 1948 by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific Region.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 m bathymetric: G. Aust. Bight, S Gulfs coast

Oriental Region

• Malaysia

Diagnosis

Carapace elongate ovate, rather inflate, especially in posterior half. Dorsal margin evenly convex, with prominent cardinal angle especially on left valve. Ventral margin nearly straight. Anterior end broadly rounded, posterior end bluntly rounded. Ornamentation — irregular reticulation. Inner lamella moderately wide anteriorly, narrower ventrally and posteriorly. Line of concrescence and inner margin coincide, except anteriorly where deep median vestibulum present. Marginal pore canals moderate in number, branching near outer margin.

 

Diagnosis References

Morkhoven, van F.P.C.M. 1963. Post-Palaeozoic Ostracoda, their Morphology, Taxonomy and Economic Use. Amsterdam-London-New York : Elsevier Publishing Company Vol. 2 pp. 1-478. [119]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
28-Mar-2012		28-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED