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Oncocypria
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Oncocypria DADAY, 1908
Type Species:
O. mülleri
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
S.Am.
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
Differs from Oncocypris in presence of anteromedian sulcus and weaker surface ornamentation. Dimorphic, males more pointed posteriorly and more elongate than females (137).
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Oncocypria DADAY, 1908
Type Species:
O. mülleri
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
S.Am.
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
Differs from Oncocypris in presence of anteromedian sulcus and weaker surface ornamentation. Dimorphic, males more pointed posteriorly and more elongate than females (137).