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Aglaiocypris
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Paracyprididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Aglaiocypris SYLVESTER-BRADLEY, 1946
Type Species:
*Aglaia pulchella BRADY, 1868
Images
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Fig. 181,1a,b. *A. pulchella; 1a,b, carapace L, dors., X30 (12). -- Fig. 181,1c-e. A. comp/anata (BRADY & ROBERTSON); 1c-e, RV int., carapace dors., LV and RV dors., X80 (53).
Synonyms
Aglaia
Geographic Distribution
N.Atl.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Shell subelliptical in lateral view, highest medially' dorsal margin slightly convex, ventral margin straight to gently concave, ends broadly and nearly equally rounded, slightly extended below mid-height; valves subequal, with low convexity, greatest thickness median; surface smooth. Muscle scar a rosette group of several spots; inner lamellae moderate in width, broadest anteriorly (15). [Marine, shallowwater.]
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Paracyprididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Aglaiocypris SYLVESTER-BRADLEY, 1946
Type Species:
*Aglaia pulchella BRADY, 1868
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 181,1a,b. *A. pulchella; 1a,b, carapace L, dors., X30 (12). -- Fig. 181,1c-e. A. comp/anata (BRADY & ROBERTSON); 1c-e, RV int., carapace dors., LV and RV dors., X80 (53).
Synonyms
Aglaia
Geographic Distribution
N.Atl.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Shell subelliptical in lateral view, highest medially' dorsal margin slightly convex, ventral margin straight to gently concave, ends broadly and nearly equally rounded, slightly extended below mid-height; valves subequal, with low convexity, greatest thickness median; surface smooth. Muscle scar a rosette group of several spots; inner lamellae moderate in width, broadest anteriorly (15). [Marine, shallowwater.]