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Amplocypris
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Amplocypris ZALANYI, 1944
Type Species:
*A. sinuosa, SD Swain, herein
Images
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Fic. 149, 5. *A. sinuosa, 5a,b, carapace R, dors., X40 (406)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
C.Eu.(Hung.)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Neog.
Beginning International Stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
23.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Neog.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Large, elongate subelliptical to subtrapezoidal, dorsal margin straightened medially with broadly obtuse, poorly defined anterior cardinal angle and less obtuse posterior cardinal angle, ventral margin nearly straight to slightly concave; anterior margin broadly rounded, truncated above, posterior margin sharply rounded and extended below, truncate above; convexity of valves low to moderate, surface mostly smooth. Inner lamellae relatively broad terminally and in some species ventrally, pore canals short and widely spaced.
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Amplocypris ZALANYI, 1944
Type Species:
*A. sinuosa, SD Swain, herein
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fic. 149, 5. *A. sinuosa, 5a,b, carapace R, dors., X40 (406)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
C.Eu.(Hung.)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Neog.
Beginning International Stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
23.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Neog.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Large, elongate subelliptical to subtrapezoidal, dorsal margin straightened medially with broadly obtuse, poorly defined anterior cardinal angle and less obtuse posterior cardinal angle, ventral margin nearly straight to slightly concave; anterior margin broadly rounded, truncated above, posterior margin sharply rounded and extended below, truncate above; convexity of valves low to moderate, surface mostly smooth. Inner lamellae relatively broad terminally and in some species ventrally, pore canals short and widely spaced.