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Hermanites
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Trachyleberididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Hermanites PURI, 1955 [pro Hermania Puri, 1954 (non Monterosato, 1844)]
Type Species:
*Hermania reticulata PURI, 1954
Images
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Fig. 261,2. *H. reticulatus (Puri), Mio., USA(Fla.), 2a,b, RV lat., int., 2c, carapace vent., all X60 (288).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Ending International Stage:
Messinian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
5.34
Description
Carapace subquadrate, reticulate, with pronounced subcentral tubercle, and dorsal and ventral ridges. Hinge holamphidont, antennal muscle scar single, crescentic.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Trachyleberididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Hermanites PURI, 1955 [pro Hermania Puri, 1954 (non Monterosato, 1844)]
Type Species:
*Hermania reticulata PURI, 1954
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 261,2. *H. reticulatus (Puri), Mio., USA(Fla.), 2a,b, RV lat., int., 2c, carapace vent., all X60 (288).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Ending International Stage:
Messinian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
5.34
Description
Carapace subquadrate, reticulate, with pronounced subcentral tubercle, and dorsal and ventral ridges. Hinge holamphidont, antennal muscle scar single, crescentic.