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Based on the morphological, characteristics ornamentation
and vertical distribution of species, the ostracod fauna may be divided
in ascending order into 9 assemblages, indicating environments of lagoons,
offshore, inner shelf shallow water, etc. Here described and illustrated
are 45 gnera, 1 subgenus and 163 species including 36 new species belonging
to 15 families.
Contents
1. Podocopina Sars, 1866
(1) Bairdiidae Sars, 1888
(2) Paracyprididae Sars, 1923
(3) Pontocyprididae G.W.Muller, 1894
(4) Brachycytheridae Puri, 1954
(5) Bythocytheridae Sars, 1926
(6) Cytherettidae Triebel, 1952
(7) Cytherideidae Sars, 1925
(8) Cytheruridae G.W.Muller, 1899
(9) Leguminocythereididae Howe, 1961
(10) Loxoconchidae Sars, 1925
(11) Progonocytheridae Sylvester-Bradley, 1948
(12) Schizocytheridae Howe, 1961
(13) Trachyleberididae Sylvester-Bradley, 1948
(14) Xestoleberididae Sars, 1928
2. Platicopina Sars, 1866
(1) Cytherellidae Sars, 186
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