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Argilloecia
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Pontocyprididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Argilloecia SARS, 1866
Type Species:
A. cylindrica
Images
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Fig. 182,1. *A. cylindrica, Rec., Norway, 1a,b, female LV lat., int., 1c, female carapace dors., 1d, male LV lat., all X70 (65)"
Synonyms
Argillaecia
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Berriasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
143.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Subelliptical, nearly cylindrical in cross section; mid-portion of shell somewhat flattened, posterior margin truncated; RV slightly larger than LV; inner lamellae typically very broad. Sexual dimorphism marked, males much smaller and more elongated than females.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Pontocyprididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Argilloecia SARS, 1866
Type Species:
A. cylindrica
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 182,1. *A. cylindrica, Rec., Norway, 1a,b, female LV lat., int., 1c, female carapace dors., 1d, male LV lat., all X70 (65)"
Synonyms
Argillaecia
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Berriasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
143.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Subelliptical, nearly cylindrical in cross section; mid-portion of shell somewhat flattened, posterior margin truncated; RV slightly larger than LV; inner lamellae typically very broad. Sexual dimorphism marked, males much smaller and more elongated than females.