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Mediocypris
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Mediocypris SCHNEIDER, 1956
Type Species:
M. brodi
Images
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Fig. 156,1. *M.brodi, N.Ossetia, 11a,b, RV lat., int., 1c,d, LV int., dors., all X27 (50).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
M.Mio., SE.Eu.(Caucasus)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Langhian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
15.99
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Mio.
Ending International Stage:
Serravallian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
11.63
Description
Carapace elongate, thick-walled, large, with length 3 times height; anterior margin rounded, posterior rounded below, truncate above, dorsal margin slightly convex, merging gradually with ends, ventral margin concave medially, surface sculptured by 4 - and 5 -sided pits; venter of each valve bearing narrow submarginal ridge or rim. Porecanal zone narrow, with straight pore canals, inner lamellae approximately of same width as pore-canal zone. RV hinge consisting of extended platelike valve edge corresponding to steplike depression in LV, which overlaps RV ventrally. [Fresh-water.]
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Mediocypris SCHNEIDER, 1956
Type Species:
M. brodi
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 156,1. *M.brodi, N.Ossetia, 11a,b, RV lat., int., 1c,d, LV int., dors., all X27 (50).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
M.Mio., SE.Eu.(Caucasus)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Langhian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
15.99
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Mio.
Ending International Stage:
Serravallian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
11.63
Description
Carapace elongate, thick-walled, large, with length 3 times height; anterior margin rounded, posterior rounded below, truncate above, dorsal margin slightly convex, merging gradually with ends, ventral margin concave medially, surface sculptured by 4 - and 5 -sided pits; venter of each valve bearing narrow submarginal ridge or rim. Porecanal zone narrow, with straight pore canals, inner lamellae approximately of same width as pore-canal zone. RV hinge consisting of extended platelike valve edge corresponding to steplike depression in LV, which overlaps RV ventrally. [Fresh-water.]