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Gomphocythere
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Limnocytheridae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gomphocythere SARS, 1924
Type Species:
*Limnicythere obtusata SARS, 1910
Images
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Fig. 238,2. *G. obtusata (Sars), 2a,b, carapace R, dors., ×75 (311). -- Fig. 236,2. G. expansa (Sars), 2a,b, male carapace R, vent., 2c,d, female carapace dors., vent., ×50 (313).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Sexually strongly dimorphous and from above looks like small Cytheridella but venter flattened and outlined by a distinct rim.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Limnocytheridae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gomphocythere SARS, 1924
Type Species:
*Limnicythere obtusata SARS, 1910
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 238,2. *G. obtusata (Sars), 2a,b, carapace R, dors., ×75 (311). -- Fig. 236,2. G. expansa (Sars), 2a,b, male carapace R, vent., 2c,d, female carapace dors., vent., ×50 (313).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Sexually strongly dimorphous and from above looks like small Cytheridella but venter flattened and outlined by a distinct rim.