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Propontocypris
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Pontocyprididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Propontocypris SYLVESTER-BRADLEY, 1947
Type Species:
Pontocypris trigonella SARS, 1866
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Fig. 182,5. *P. trigonella, Rec., N.Atl., 5a,b, female carapace L , dors.; 5c, male RV lat., all X100 (65).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Pleist.-Rec., Atl.-Medit.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Pleist.
Beginning International Stage:
Gelasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
2.58
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Shell like Pontocypris, but less elongate, and less acuminate posteriorly, and less angulated dorsally; posteroventral margin of RV not serrate
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Pontocyprididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Propontocypris SYLVESTER-BRADLEY, 1947
Type Species:
Pontocypris trigonella SARS, 1866
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 182,5. *P. trigonella, Rec., N.Atl., 5a,b, female carapace L , dors.; 5c, male RV lat., all X100 (65).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Pleist.-Rec., Atl.-Medit.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Pleist.
Beginning International Stage:
Gelasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
2.58
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Shell like Pontocypris, but less elongate, and less acuminate posteriorly, and less angulated dorsally; posteroventral margin of RV not serrate