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Moelleritia
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Leperditicopida
Family:
Leperditiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Moelleritia Abushik in Mandelstam et AL., 1958
Type Species:
Leperditia mölleri SCHMIDT, 1883
Images
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Fig. 44.3. *M. moelleri; muscle-scar pattern, X40 (Mandelstam, 1958). [BOLD.]
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
E.Eu.(Urals-Novaya Zemlya)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
394.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Givetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
378.9
Description
Carapace large (1.5 to 8 cm), with large "eye" node, behind which dorsal margin shows a projecting boss, marginal rim well developed
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Leperditicopida
Family:
Leperditiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Moelleritia Abushik in Mandelstam et AL., 1958
Type Species:
Leperditia mölleri SCHMIDT, 1883
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 44.3. *M. moelleri; muscle-scar pattern, X40 (Mandelstam, 1958). [BOLD.]
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
E.Eu.(Urals-Novaya Zemlya)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
394.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Givetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
378.9
Description
Carapace large (1.5 to 8 cm), with large "eye" node, behind which dorsal margin shows a projecting boss, marginal rim well developed