Biology:Carbonita (ostracod)

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Short description: Extinct genus of seed shrimps


Carbonita
Temporal range: Carboniferous - Early Permian
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Carbonitidae
Genus:
Carbonita

Strand, 1928
Synonyms

Carbonia Jones, 1870 [1]

Carbonita is an extinct genus of nonmarine ostracod crustaceans that lived during the Carboniferous period.

Species

The genus contains four species:[1]

  • Carbonita evelinae (Jones, 1870)
  • Carbonita pungens (Jones & Kirkby, 1867)
  • Carbonita ovata Retrum & Kaesler, 2005
  • Carbonita triangulata Retrum & Kaesler, 2005

References

  • Carboniferous Ostracoda, the Genus Carbonita Strand. FW Anderson, 1970
  • Quantitative analysis of dimorphism in Carbonita humilis (Jones and Kirkby). MJM Bless, JE Pollard, American Bulletin of Paleontology, 1975

Wikidata ☰ Q5038052 entry