Genus Copytus Skogsberg, 1939
- Copytus Skogsberg, T. 1939. A new genus and species of marine ostracods from South Georgia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 23(27): 415-425 [416].
Type species:
Copytus caligula Skogsberg, 1939 by original designation.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- New Zealand
Diagnosis
Carapace elongate-oblong in lateral view, subequal in height nearly throughout. Both ends rounded. Surface smooth. Inner lamella wide anteriorly, moderately wide in ventral and posterior regions. Wide vestibulum present on each end. Marginal pore canals sparse, simple, short. Male thoracopods not transformed.
Diagnosis References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2018 | OSTRACODA Latreille, 1802 | 30-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Mar-2012 | 28-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |