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Cypris
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cypris O. F. MÜLLER, 1776
Type Species:
C. pubera
Images
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Fig. 148,1. *C. pubera, Pleist., Eng., 1a,b, LV lat., RV lat., 1c,d, LV int., RV int., 1e, carapace vent., all X20 (Sylvester-Bradley, n).
Synonyms
Eurycypris
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Jur., Pleist.
Beginning International Stage:
Hettangian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
201.36
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Elongate subtriangular, dorsum strongly convex, angulate medially, venter flattened, slightly concave, terminal margins spinose, posterior end bluntly pointed, extended below, valves subequal, surface smooth or pitted
References
Müller, G. W., 1776, Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium: Havniae, v. 8, p. 1-xxxii, 1-282. 1-282.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cypris O. F. MÜLLER, 1776
Type Species:
C. pubera
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 148,1. *C. pubera, Pleist., Eng., 1a,b, LV lat., RV lat., 1c,d, LV int., RV int., 1e, carapace vent., all X20 (Sylvester-Bradley, n).
Synonyms
Eurycypris
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Jur., Pleist.
Beginning International Stage:
Hettangian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
201.36
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Elongate subtriangular, dorsum strongly convex, angulate medially, venter flattened, slightly concave, terminal margins spinose, posterior end bluntly pointed, extended below, valves subequal, surface smooth or pitted
References
Müller, G. W., 1776, Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium: Havniae, v. 8, p. 1-xxxii, 1-282. 1-282.