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Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalus) orientalis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalus) orientalis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996
Name authority
Rabet & Thiéry, 1996
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Branchiopoda
Order
Anostraca
Family
Thamnocephalidae
Genus
Dendrocephalus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classBranchiopoda
  6. orderAnostraca G. O. Sars, 1867
  7. suborderAnostracina
  8. familyThamnocephalidae Packard, 1883
  9. genusDendrocephalus Daday, 1908
  10. subgenusDendrocephalus Daday, 1908
  11. speciesDendrocephalus (Dendrocephalus) orientalis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalus) affinis Pereira, 1984ThamnocephalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalus) cornutus Pereira & Belk, 1987ThamnocephalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalus) geayi Daday, 1908ThamnocephalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalus) goiasensis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996ThamnocephalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalinus) proeliato Rogers, Dunn & Price, 2019ThamnocephalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 6 records assigned to Thamnocephalidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=624033 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:34P69. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.