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Sulcella
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Metacopina
Superfamily:
Healdiacea
Family:
Cavellinidae?
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Sulcella Coryell & SAMPLE, 1932
Type Species:
S. sulcata
Images
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Fig. 290,1. *S. sulcata, Penn., USA(Tex.), 1a-d, male carapace L, dors., vent., ant., 1e-f, female carapace L, dors., vent., post., ant., all X50 (21).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Miss.
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Penn.
Ending International Stage:
Gzhelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
298.89
Description
Carapace like Cavellina in shape and contact of valves but somewhat smaller, posterodorsal cardinal angle slightly sharper than anterodorsal in some forms, posterior margin bordered by distinct ridge. Surface smooth, except for shallow sulcus which extends from dorsal margin to a pronounced submedian pit.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Metacopina
Superfamily:
Healdiacea
Family:
Cavellinidae?
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Sulcella Coryell & SAMPLE, 1932
Type Species:
S. sulcata
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 290,1. *S. sulcata, Penn., USA(Tex.), 1a-d, male carapace L, dors., vent., ant., 1e-f, female carapace L, dors., vent., post., ant., all X50 (21).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Miss.
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Penn.
Ending International Stage:
Gzhelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
298.89
Description
Carapace like Cavellina in shape and contact of valves but somewhat smaller, posterodorsal cardinal angle slightly sharper than anterodorsal in some forms, posterior margin bordered by distinct ridge. Surface smooth, except for shallow sulcus which extends from dorsal margin to a pronounced submedian pit.