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Protocythere
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Progonocytheridae
Subfamily:
Protocytherinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Protocythere TRIEBEL, 1938
Type Species:
Cytherina triplicata ROEMER, 1841
Images
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Fig. 252,1. *P. triplicata (Roemer), L.Cret., Ger., 1a,b, female LV lat., RV lat., 1c, female carapace dors., 1d,e, male LV lat., RV lat., 1f,g, female LV int., RV int., 1h,i, female LV dors., RV dors., all X50 (80). -- Fig. 253.2. P. quadricarinata Swain & Peterson, U.Jur. (Sundance Fm.), USA(Wyo.); 2a-c, carapace R, L, vent., X50 (354).
Synonyms
Cytheretiina
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Oxfordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
161.53
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Cret.
Ending International Stage:
Albian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
100.5
Description
Carapace elongate, LV much larger than RV; surface with 3 longitudinal ridges or swellings. Hinge antimerodont; marginal areas broad, with long radial pore canals upturned in upper part of anterior end; muscle scars in vertical row of 4, with heart-shaped antennal scar in front.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Progonocytheridae
Subfamily:
Protocytherinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Protocythere TRIEBEL, 1938
Type Species:
Cytherina triplicata ROEMER, 1841
Images
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Fig. 252,1. *P. triplicata (Roemer), L.Cret., Ger., 1a,b, female LV lat., RV lat., 1c, female carapace dors., 1d,e, male LV lat., RV lat., 1f,g, female LV int., RV int., 1h,i, female LV dors., RV dors., all X50 (80). -- Fig. 253.2. P. quadricarinata Swain & Peterson, U.Jur. (Sundance Fm.), USA(Wyo.); 2a-c, carapace R, L, vent., X50 (354).
Synonyms
Cytheretiina
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Oxfordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
161.53
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Cret.
Ending International Stage:
Albian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
100.5
Description
Carapace elongate, LV much larger than RV; surface with 3 longitudinal ridges or swellings. Hinge antimerodont; marginal areas broad, with long radial pore canals upturned in upper part of anterior end; muscle scars in vertical row of 4, with heart-shaped antennal scar in front.