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Estheriina
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Branchiopoda
Subclass:
Diplostraca
Order:
Conchostraca
Suborder:
Spinicaudata
Superfamily:
Limnadiodea
Family:
Limnadiidae
Subfamily:
Estheriininae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Estheriina JONES, 1897
Type Species:
*E. bresiliensis, OD
Images
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Fig. 48,2. *E. bresiliensis, 2a, right valve, X6, 2b, ventral view, X5 (54)
Synonyms
Sinoestheria
Geographic Distribution
L.Cret.(Bahian), Brazil
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Cret.(Bahian)
Beginning International Stage:
Berriasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
143.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Cret.(Bahian)
Ending International Stage:
Albian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
100.5
Description
Valves more convex for limited area in umbonal region (neanic stages) than lower down in ventral region; growth lines sharp and widely spaced on convex portion but more numerous and closer together on flat marginal area
References
Jones, T. R., 1897, On some fossil Entomostraca from Brazil: Geol. Mag., new ser., v. 4, p. $195-$ 202, pl. 8, text-fig. 1-5.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Branchiopoda
Subclass:
Diplostraca
Order:
Conchostraca
Suborder:
Spinicaudata
Superfamily:
Limnadiodea
Family:
Limnadiidae
Subfamily:
Estheriininae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Estheriina JONES, 1897
Type Species:
*E. bresiliensis, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 48,2. *E. bresiliensis, 2a, right valve, X6, 2b, ventral view, X5 (54)
Synonyms
Sinoestheria
Geographic Distribution
L.Cret.(Bahian), Brazil
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Cret.(Bahian)
Beginning International Stage:
Berriasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
143.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Cret.(Bahian)
Ending International Stage:
Albian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
100.5
Description
Valves more convex for limited area in umbonal region (neanic stages) than lower down in ventral region; growth lines sharp and widely spaced on convex portion but more numerous and closer together on flat marginal area
References
Jones, T. R., 1897, On some fossil Entomostraca from Brazil: Geol. Mag., new ser., v. 4, p. $195-$ 202, pl. 8, text-fig. 1-5.