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Leptocythere
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Leptocytheridae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Leptocythere SARS, 1925
Type Species:
Cythere pellucida BAIRD, 1850
Images
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Fig. 234,1. *L. pellucida, 1a-e, female carapace L , male RV lat., female carapace dors., LV int., RV int., all X60 (la-c, 314, 1d,e, 25).
Synonyms
Leptocythera
Geographic Distribution
N.Atl.
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
Elongate, surface nearly smooth to punctate. Vestibule moderate. Median hinge element of left valve has 1 tooth at anterior end, corresponding socket of right valve is obscure.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Leptocytheridae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Leptocythere SARS, 1925
Type Species:
Cythere pellucida BAIRD, 1850
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 234,1. *L. pellucida, 1a-e, female carapace L , male RV lat., female carapace dors., LV int., RV int., all X60 (la-c, 314, 1d,e, 25).
Synonyms
Leptocythera
Geographic Distribution
N.Atl.
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
Elongate, surface nearly smooth to punctate. Vestibule moderate. Median hinge element of left valve has 1 tooth at anterior end, corresponding socket of right valve is obscure.