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Veenia
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Trachyleberididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Veenia Butler & JONES, 1957
Type Species:
Cythereis ozanana ISRAELSKY, 1929
Images
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Fig. 267,3a. *V. ozanana (Israelsky), Ozan(Campan.), USA(Ark.), carapace R, X50 (89). -- Fig. 267,3b,c. V. parallelopora (Alexander), Navarro (Maastricht.), USA(Tex.), 3b,c, carapace R, LV int., X50 (3a, 89, 3b,c, 34 )
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Paleoc.
Ending International Stage:
Thanetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
56
Description
Hinge holamphidont, Like Costa but ribs less well defined, median ridge straight or slightly curved, convex upward, externally may resemble Protocythere. Fairly strong sexual dimorphism.
References
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:
Veenia Butler & JONES, 1957
Type Species:
Cythereis ozanana ISRAELSKY, 1929
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 267,3a. *V. ozanana (Israelsky), Ozan(Campan.), USA(Ark.), carapace R, X50 (89). -- Fig. 267,3b,c. V. parallelopora (Alexander), Navarro (Maastricht.), USA(Tex.), 3b,c, carapace R, LV int., X50 (3a, 89, 3b,c, 34 )
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Paleoc.
Ending International Stage:
Thanetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
56
Description
Hinge holamphidont, Like Costa but ribs less well defined, median ridge straight or slightly curved, convex upward, externally may resemble Protocythere. Fairly strong sexual dimorphism.