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Cypria
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyclocyprididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cypria ZENKER, 1854
Type Species:
Cypris exculpta Fischer, 1854 (=Cypria punctata var. striata Zenker, 1854), SD Brady & NORMAN, 1889
Images
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Fig. 168, 2. *C. exculpta (Fischer), Rec., Eu., 2ab, female carapace L , dors., 2c, male carapace R, 2d,e, female carapace L, dors., all X60 (314).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Subovate, compressed, highest medially to postmedially; dorsum strongly arched, venter straight to slightly concave, anterior margin narrower and more extended; LV slightly larger than RV, surface smooth or punctate. [Fresh-water.]
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyclocyprididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cypria ZENKER, 1854
Type Species:
Cypris exculpta Fischer, 1854 (=Cypria punctata var. striata Zenker, 1854), SD Brady & NORMAN, 1889
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 168, 2. *C. exculpta (Fischer), Rec., Eu., 2ab, female carapace L , dors., 2c, male carapace R, 2d,e, female carapace L, dors., all X60 (314).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Subovate, compressed, highest medially to postmedially; dorsum strongly arched, venter straight to slightly concave, anterior margin narrower and more extended; LV slightly larger than RV, surface smooth or punctate. [Fresh-water.]