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Metacypris
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Limnocytheridae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Metacypris BRADY & ROBERTSON, 1870
Type Species:
M. cordata
Images
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Figs. 237,2, 238,4. ·M. cordata, Rec., Eng.; 237,2a-c, carapace L, dors., post.; 238,4, carapace vent.; all X 100 (I7).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
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
Carapace subrhombic from side, female heart-shaped from above, with no sulcus, valve margins incurved except in front. Hinge of RV with laminated angular anterior projection and rectangular strongly produced posterior flange bearing a single sharply cut tooth. [Habitat freshwater.)
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Limnocytheridae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Metacypris BRADY & ROBERTSON, 1870
Type Species:
M. cordata
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Figs. 237,2, 238,4. ·M. cordata, Rec., Eng.; 237,2a-c, carapace L, dors., post.; 238,4, carapace vent.; all X 100 (I7).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
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
Carapace subrhombic from side, female heart-shaped from above, with no sulcus, valve margins incurved except in front. Hinge of RV with laminated angular anterior projection and rectangular strongly produced posterior flange bearing a single sharply cut tooth. [Habitat freshwater.)