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Quadracythere
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Trachyleberididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Quadracythere HORNIBROOK, 1952
Type Species:
Cythere truncula BRADY, 1898
Images
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Fig. 267,1. *Q. truncula (Brady), Rec., N.Z., 1a, LV lat., 1b,c, RV int., dors., all X50 (32). -- Fig. 264,5. Q. vermiculata (Bosquet), Eoc.(Lutet.), Fr., 5a,b, carapace R, RV int., X50 (42).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Like Bradleya but even shorter and with distinct caudal process.
References
Hornibrook, N. de B., 1952, Tertiary and Recent marine Ostracoda of New Zealand: New Zealand Geol. Survey, Paleont. Bull. 18, 82 p., 18 pl. (Wellington).
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Trachyleberididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Quadracythere HORNIBROOK, 1952
Type Species:
Cythere truncula BRADY, 1898
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 267,1. *Q. truncula (Brady), Rec., N.Z., 1a, LV lat., 1b,c, RV int., dors., all X50 (32). -- Fig. 264,5. Q. vermiculata (Bosquet), Eoc.(Lutet.), Fr., 5a,b, carapace R, RV int., X50 (42).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Like Bradleya but even shorter and with distinct caudal process.
References
Hornibrook, N. de B., 1952, Tertiary and Recent marine Ostracoda of New Zealand: New Zealand Geol. Survey, Paleont. Bull. 18, 82 p., 18 pl. (Wellington).