Cypridea tuberculata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Ostracoda Subclass: Podocopa Order: Podocopida Family: Cyprideidae Genus: Cypridea (Bosquet, 1852) Species: Cypridea tuberculata (Jones, 1893) Two samples labeled a and b, with numerous small molds of Cypridea tuberculata.

Specifications

Object nameCypridea tuberculata
IDUNB-2019-0904
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Ostracoda
CompositionMudstone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Lower Cretaceous
Age:
Hauterivian to Barremian
Numeric age132.9 - 129.4 Mya
OriginHenfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 5.3cm x 5cm x 1.8cm
  • 7cm x 3.8cm x 2.5cm

Map of Origin