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Cyprinotus
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cyprinotus BRADY, 1886
Type Species:
C. cingalensis
Images
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Fig. 152,2a-c. *C. cingalensis, Rec., Ceylon, 2a-c, carapace L, dors., ant., X30 (108). -- Fig. 152,2d,e. C. salinus (Brady), Rec., Eu., 2d,e, carapace L, dors., X40 (314)
Synonyms
Cypridonotus
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Am.-Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert., Pleist. (incl. Rec.)
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Pleist. (incl. Rec.)
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Subtriangular, valves compressed, dorsum strongly convex, subangulate medially, venter slightly concave, posterior margin angulate below midheight, truncate above and below, free margins of RV finely spinose, terminal margins of LV with hyaline border, LV overlapping RV terminally but RV may extend beyond LV dorsally, surface smooth. Inner bmelbe rather narrow, broadest anteriorly (308) [Freshwater.]
References
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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:
Cyprinotus BRADY, 1886
Type Species:
C. cingalensis
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 152,2a-c. *C. cingalensis, Rec., Ceylon, 2a-c, carapace L, dors., ant., X30 (108). -- Fig. 152,2d,e. C. salinus (Brady), Rec., Eu., 2d,e, carapace L, dors., X40 (314)
Synonyms
Cypridonotus
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Am.-Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert., Pleist. (incl. Rec.)
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Pleist. (incl. Rec.)
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Subtriangular, valves compressed, dorsum strongly convex, subangulate medially, venter slightly concave, posterior margin angulate below midheight, truncate above and below, free margins of RV finely spinose, terminal margins of LV with hyaline border, LV overlapping RV terminally but RV may extend beyond LV dorsally, surface smooth. Inner bmelbe rather narrow, broadest anteriorly (308) [Freshwater.]