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Whipplella
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cypridacea - Family uncertain
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Whipplella HOLLAND, 1934
Type Species:
W. cuneiformis
Images
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Fig. 182A,1. *W. cuneiformis, USA(Pa.), la-c, carapace L, vent., dors., X50 (323).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Perm.
Beginning International Stage:
Asselian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
298.89
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Perm.
Ending International Stage:
Kungurian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
274.37
Description
Subovate, strongly inflated in posterior half, compressed anteriorly; dorsum strongly arched, venter slightly concave, anterior margin narrower; valves unequal, overlap variable; surface pitted. [Freshwater.]
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cypridacea
Family:
Cypridacea - Family uncertain
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Whipplella HOLLAND, 1934
Type Species:
W. cuneiformis
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 182A,1. *W. cuneiformis, USA(Pa.), la-c, carapace L, vent., dors., X50 (323).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Perm.
Beginning International Stage:
Asselian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
298.89
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Perm.
Ending International Stage:
Kungurian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
274.37
Description
Subovate, strongly inflated in posterior half, compressed anteriorly; dorsum strongly arched, venter slightly concave, anterior margin narrower; valves unequal, overlap variable; surface pitted. [Freshwater.]