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Samarella
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Palaeocopida
Suborder:
Kloedenellocopina
Superfamily:
Paraparchitacea
Family:
Paraparchitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Samarella POLENOVA, 1952
Type Species:
S. crassa
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Fig. 109,2. *S. crassa, USSR, 2a-c, carapace R, L, dors., X50 (277).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
394.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev., ?L.Carb.
Ending International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
323.4
Description
Dorsal margin straight to gently convex, ventral margin convex, LV overlapping RV strongly along ventral margin and slightly along anterior and posterior ends, RV overlapping and overreaching LV along dorsal margin, hinge straight in dorsal view without channel or tooth indentations, greatest width medial, surface smooth to slightly granular. [This genus is related to Carboniferous forms previously classified as Paraparehites.]
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Palaeocopida
Suborder:
Kloedenellocopina
Superfamily:
Paraparchitacea
Family:
Paraparchitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Samarella POLENOVA, 1952
Type Species:
S. crassa
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 109,2. *S. crassa, USSR, 2a-c, carapace R, L, dors., X50 (277).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Eifelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
394.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev., ?L.Carb.
Ending International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
323.4
Description
Dorsal margin straight to gently convex, ventral margin convex, LV overlapping RV strongly along ventral margin and slightly along anterior and posterior ends, RV overlapping and overreaching LV along dorsal margin, hinge straight in dorsal view without channel or tooth indentations, greatest width medial, surface smooth to slightly granular. [This genus is related to Carboniferous forms previously classified as Paraparehites.]