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Lineocypris
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Eucandonidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Lineocypris ZALANYI, 1929
Type Species:
L. trapezoidea
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert.
Ending International Stage:
Gelasian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
1.81
Description
Trapezoidal, straight dorsum with well-defined cardinal angles, venter slightly concave, anterior margin rounded, extended below and truncate above, posterior margin bluntly pointed and extended near venter, strongly truncate above; valves subequal, surface nearly smooth. Inner lamellae moderatelv wide anteriorly. [Fresh-water.]
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Eucandonidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Lineocypris ZALANYI, 1929
Type Species:
L. trapezoidea
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert.
Ending International Stage:
Gelasian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
1.81
Description
Trapezoidal, straight dorsum with well-defined cardinal angles, venter slightly concave, anterior margin rounded, extended below and truncate above, posterior margin bluntly pointed and extended near venter, strongly truncate above; valves subequal, surface nearly smooth. Inner lamellae moderatelv wide anteriorly. [Fresh-water.]