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Ambocythere
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Trachyleberididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Ambocythere VAN DEN BOLD, 1957
Type Species:
A. keiji
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Fig. 259,5. *A. keiji, Rec., Carib.; 5a,b, carapace R, dors.; 5c, RV int.; all X90 (101).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Carib.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Carapace subquadrate, with distinct postoventral projection; subcentral tuberclue slight but definite; ornament of 2 or more thin carinae confined to posterior half of carapace; marginal rims sharply defined. Duplicature wide, with narrow vestibule; hinge hemiamphidont; antennal muscle scar large, crescentic, opening toward front.
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Trachyleberididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Ambocythere VAN DEN BOLD, 1957
Type Species:
A. keiji
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 259,5. *A. keiji, Rec., Carib.; 5a,b, carapace R, dors.; 5c, RV int.; all X90 (101).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Carib.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Carapace subquadrate, with distinct postoventral projection; subcentral tuberclue slight but definite; ornament of 2 or more thin carinae confined to posterior half of carapace; marginal rims sharply defined. Duplicature wide, with narrow vestibule; hinge hemiamphidont; antennal muscle scar large, crescentic, opening toward front.