Ostracoda taxon details
original description
Coimbra, J. C.; Ramos, M. I. F.; Whatley, R. C.; Bergue, C. T. (2004). The taxonomy and zoogeography of the family Trachyleberididae (Crustacea: Ostracoda) from the Equatorial Continental Shelf of Brazil. <em>Journal of Micropalaeontology.</em> 23(2): 107-118., available online at https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.23.2.107 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Description "Large. Thick-shelled. Sub-rectangular in lateral view. Anterior margin widely rounded with numerous short, blunt marginal denticles. Posterior margin with blunt apex at mid-height in RV and truncated in LV. Dorsal margin with prominent anterior hinge ear; straight, but rendered corrugate by ornament and gently inclined towards the posterior. Ventral margin straight. Strong marginal rims surround the end mar- gins, separated from the lateral surface by distinct crescentic furrows. Entire carapace covered by large, irregular, clavate tubercles, superimposed upon an underlying reticulation. The ornament largely masks the subcentral tubercle. Eye tubercle large and prominent. In dorsal view both valves are biconvex with a distinct depressed central area. Internal characters and sexual dimorphism as for the genus." (Coimbra et al., 2004) [details]
Diagnosis "A large sub-rectangular species of Henryhowella with strong marginal rims and an ornament of strong clavate tubercles." (Coimbra et al., 2004) [details]
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