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Rhinocypris
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Ilyocyprididae
Subfamily:
Ilyocypriidinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Rhinocypris ANDERSON, 1940
Type Species:
Ilyocypris jurassica MARTIN, 1940, SD Sylvester-Bradley, herein
Images
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Fig. 159,1. R. cirrita Mandelstam, L.Cret., 1 a, b, carapace L , dors., X20, 1 c, d, LV int., RV int., X65 (50). -- Fig. 172,1. *R. jurassica, U.Jur. or L.Cret., Eng., 1a,b, carapace R, \\mathrm{L}, X55 (50).
Synonyms
Origoilyocypris
Geographic Distribution
W.Eu.-SW. Asia(Caspian)
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 very small, ovoid, shell thin, LV slightly larger than RV, internally a narrow shelf of uniform width all round except dorsally, shallow groove extending from middle of dorsal margin almost to center of each valve with smaller groove anterior to this, carapace widest in front. Hinge simple, knurled anteriorly and flexed to right posteriorly, slight overlap of LV over RV on all margins except dorsally, greatest ventrally, ventral margin slightly concave, surface covered with minute closely arranged blunt spines or pustules of uniform size. Fresh-water.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Ilyocyprididae
Subfamily:
Ilyocypriidinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Rhinocypris ANDERSON, 1940
Type Species:
Ilyocypris jurassica MARTIN, 1940, SD Sylvester-Bradley, herein
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 159,1. R. cirrita Mandelstam, L.Cret., 1 a, b, carapace L , dors., X20, 1 c, d, LV int., RV int., X65 (50). -- Fig. 172,1. *R. jurassica, U.Jur. or L.Cret., Eng., 1a,b, carapace R, \\mathrm{L}, X55 (50).
Synonyms
Origoilyocypris
Geographic Distribution
W.Eu.-SW. Asia(Caspian)
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 very small, ovoid, shell thin, LV slightly larger than RV, internally a narrow shelf of uniform width all round except dorsally, shallow groove extending from middle of dorsal margin almost to center of each valve with smaller groove anterior to this, carapace widest in front. Hinge simple, knurled anteriorly and flexed to right posteriorly, slight overlap of LV over RV on all margins except dorsally, greatest ventrally, ventral margin slightly concave, surface covered with minute closely arranged blunt spines or pustules of uniform size. Fresh-water.