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Buntonia
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Trachyleberididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Buntonia HOWE, 1935
Type Species:
B. shubutaensis, juvenile (=*Cythereis? israelskyi Howe & PYEATT, 1935, adult)
Images
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Fig. 260,1a-d. *B.. shubutaensis, Eoc., USA (La.), 1a,b, carapace R , dors.: 1c,d, RV int., LV int., all X80 (178). -- Fig. 260,1e. B. corpulenta (Brady & Norman), Rec., Swed., RV int., X110 (294).
Synonyms
Pyricythereis, Semicythereis
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.-Afr. (Nigeria-Cameroons)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret., Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Hinge holamphidont, with median element smooth or denticulate, Surface smooth, or with longitudinal ridges and furrows, Carapace plump, tapering to narrow rounded posterior; eye tubercle present but not pronounced. [Included with some doubt in Trachyleberididae, as carapace lacks subcentral tubercle.]
References
Howe, H. V., \& Chambers, Jack, 1935, Louisiana lackson Eocene Ostrucoda: Dept. Conserv., Louisiana Geol. Survey, Geol. Bull., no. 7, 96 p., 6 pl. (Baton Rouge).
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Trachyleberididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Buntonia HOWE, 1935
Type Species:
B. shubutaensis, juvenile (=*Cythereis? israelskyi Howe & PYEATT, 1935, adult)
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 260,1a-d. *B.. shubutaensis, Eoc., USA (La.), 1a,b, carapace R , dors.: 1c,d, RV int., LV int., all X80 (178). -- Fig. 260,1e. B. corpulenta (Brady & Norman), Rec., Swed., RV int., X110 (294).
Synonyms
Pyricythereis, Semicythereis
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.-Afr. (Nigeria-Cameroons)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret., Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Hinge holamphidont, with median element smooth or denticulate, Surface smooth, or with longitudinal ridges and furrows, Carapace plump, tapering to narrow rounded posterior; eye tubercle present but not pronounced. [Included with some doubt in Trachyleberididae, as carapace lacks subcentral tubercle.]
References
Howe, H. V., \& Chambers, Jack, 1935, Louisiana lackson Eocene Ostrucoda: Dept. Conserv., Louisiana Geol. Survey, Geol. Bull., no. 7, 96 p., 6 pl. (Baton Rouge).