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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


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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.


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