Genus Sclerochilus Sars, 1866

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• Sclerochilus Sars, G.O. 1866. Oversigt af Norges Marine Ostracoder. Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania 1865: 1-130 [89].

  Type species:

   Cythere contorta Norman, 1862 (=Sclerochilus contorta (Norman, 1862)) by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 m bathymetric: G. Aust. Bight, S Gulfs coast, SW coast

Diagnosis

Valves reniform in lateral view, both ends rounded, posterior end without any trace of caudal process. Dorsal margin strongly convex, ventral margin sinuous. Valves strongly compressed laterally; thickly calcified, fragile, completely smooth. Inner lamella wide at anterior, narrower ventrally and posteriorly. Marginal zone narrow throughout. Line of concrescence and inner margin separated throughout. Marginal pore canals numerous, short, simple and straight. Normal pore numerous and open.

 

Diagnosis References

Morkhoven, van F.P.C.M. 1963. Post-Palaeozoic Ostracoda, their Morphology, Taxonomy and Economic Use. Amsterdam-London-New York : Elsevier Publishing Company Vol. 2 pp. 1-478. [432]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
28-Mar-2012		28-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED