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Stenocypris
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Stenocypris SARS, 1889
Type Species:
Cypris malcolmsonii BRADY, 1886
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Fig. 163,1. *S. malcolmsonii (BRADY); Rec., India; 1a,b, carapace R, dors., X30 (305a).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Afr.AustraJ.-E.Indies.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Very elongate, subelliptical, much compressed; dorsum nearly straight with broadly obtuse cardinal angles, ventral margin slightly concave, ends about equally rounded, truncated above; LV slightly larger than RV; surface smooth. Inner lamellae very broad anteriorly, line of concrescence S-shaped. [Fresh-water.]
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Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cyprididae
Subfamily:
Cypridinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Stenocypris SARS, 1889
Type Species:
Cypris malcolmsonii BRADY, 1886
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 163,1. *S. malcolmsonii (BRADY); Rec., India; 1a,b, carapace R, dors., X30 (305a).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Afr.AustraJ.-E.Indies.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Very elongate, subelliptical, much compressed; dorsum nearly straight with broadly obtuse cardinal angles, ventral margin slightly concave, ends about equally rounded, truncated above; LV slightly larger than RV; surface smooth. Inner lamellae very broad anteriorly, line of concrescence S-shaped. [Fresh-water.]