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Krausella
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Metacopina
Superfamily:
Healdiacea
Family:
Krausellidae?
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Krausella ULRICH, 1894
Type Species:
K. inaequalis
Images
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Figs. 293,1, 294,la,b. *K. inaeqltalis, M.Ord., USA (III.) ; 293,Ja, carapace (holotype) R, X15; 293,lb, carapace (topotype) vent., X15; 294,la, carapace dors., X20; 294,lb, crosssection showing overlap, X33 (Berdan, n). -- Fig. 294,2a-e. K. sp., M.Ord. (Edinburg F.), USA (Va.) ; 2a-e. carapace R, L, vent., X20 (I. C. Kraft. n).
Synonyms
Rayella
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Dapingian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
471.26
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Ord., ?L.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
LV suboval in outline, overlapping RV ventrally, RV being proJuced posteriorly in short, blunt spine. Hinge line may coincide with Jorsal margin, may be entrenched below dorsal margin of buth valves, or LV may overreach RV along hinge line.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Metacopina
Superfamily:
Healdiacea
Family:
Krausellidae?
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Krausella ULRICH, 1894
Type Species:
K. inaequalis
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Figs. 293,1, 294,la,b. *K. inaeqltalis, M.Ord., USA (III.) ; 293,Ja, carapace (holotype) R, X15; 293,lb, carapace (topotype) vent., X15; 294,la, carapace dors., X20; 294,lb, crosssection showing overlap, X33 (Berdan, n). -- Fig. 294,2a-e. K. sp., M.Ord. (Edinburg F.), USA (Va.) ; 2a-e. carapace R, L, vent., X20 (I. C. Kraft. n).
Synonyms
Rayella
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Dapingian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
471.26
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Ord., ?L.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
LV suboval in outline, overlapping RV ventrally, RV being proJuced posteriorly in short, blunt spine. Hinge line may coincide with Jorsal margin, may be entrenched below dorsal margin of buth valves, or LV may overreach RV along hinge line.