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Flexus
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Cytherettidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Flexus NEVIANI, 1928
Type Species:
Flexus Neviani, 1928 *Cythere plicata MÜNSTER, 1830
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Fig. 199,2. *F. plicatus (Münster), Mio., Ger., 2a,b, LV lat., RV lat., X40 (378).
Synonyms
Eucytheretta
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Ending International Stage:
Messinian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
5.34
Description
Carapace more elongate and tapering than Paracytheretta, smooth or reticulate, bearing 3 very elongate ridges, narrow posterior end of RV denticulate. Internal features like Cytheretta.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Cytherettidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Flexus NEVIANI, 1928
Type Species:
Flexus Neviani, 1928 *Cythere plicata MÜNSTER, 1830
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 199,2. *F. plicatus (Münster), Mio., Ger., 2a,b, LV lat., RV lat., X40 (378).
Synonyms
Eucytheretta
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Ending International Stage:
Messinian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
5.34
Description
Carapace more elongate and tapering than Paracytheretta, smooth or reticulate, bearing 3 very elongate ridges, narrow posterior end of RV denticulate. Internal features like Cytheretta.