Ostracods

Middle to upper Devonian Devils Gate Liemstone

Eureka County, Nevada

Top and bottom--Ostracods (a minute bi-balved crustacean) from the middle to upper Devonian Devils Gate Limestone, Eureka County, a number of miles west of the western border of White Pine County, Nevada. The specimens are of middle Devonian geologic age. Photographs courtesy Jean-Georges Casier, Ivan Berra, Ewa Olempska, Charles Sandberg, and Alain Preat; I edited and processed the images through photoshop.

Specimens for image at left: A. Amphissites sp. A. Car. carapace in right lateral (A1) and dorsal (A2) views. B, C. Youngiella cf. mica Rozhdestvenskaja, 1972. B. Carapace in right lateral view. C. Carapace in dorsal view. D. Rozhdestvenskayites sp. A. Carapace in left lateral (D1) and dorsal (D2) views. E. Coelonella sp. A. Carapace in left lateral (E1) and dorsal (E2) views. F, G. Knoxiella? rauseri (Tschigova, 1977). F. Carapace in left lateral (F1) and dorsal (F2) views. G. Carapace in right lateral view. Knoxiella? sp.Aaff. K. rauseri (Tschigova, 1977). Carapace in left lateral (H1) and dorsal (H2)views. I. Knoxiella sp. B aff. K. ornata Lethiers, 1981. Carapace in left lateral view. J. Knoxiella sp. C aff. K. ornata Lethiers, 1981. Carapace in right lateral (J1) and dorsal (J2) views. K, L, M. Serenida dorsoplicata sp. nov. K. Holotype, carapace in left lateral (K1) and dorsal (K2) views. L. Carapace in right lateral (L1) and dorsal (L2) views. M. Carapace in left lateral view. N,O, P. Voronina? eureka sp. nov. N. Holotype, carapace in left lateral (N1) and dorsal (N2) views. O. Carapace in left lateral view. P. Carapace in right lateral view. Q. Westmontia devilensis Casier and Lethiers, 1997. Right valve in lateral view. Scale bars 200 um (roughly one one-hundreth of an inch).

Specimens for image at right: A, B. Westmontia devilensis Casier and Lethiers, 1997. A. Carapace in dorsal view. B. Carapace in left lateral view. C. Platycopina indet. Carapace in left lateral view. D. Plagionephrodes cf. medius (Loranger, 1963). Carapace in right lateral (D1) and dorsal (D2) views. E. Microcheilinella sp. A. Carapace in right lateral (E1) and dorsal (E2) views. F. Pachydomellidae? indet. Carapace in right lateral (F1) and dorsal (F2) views. G. Elliptocyprites lorangeri Lethiers, 1981. Carapace in right lateral (G1) and dorsal (G2) views. H. Cytherellina sp. A Carapace in right lateral (H1) and dorsal (H2) views. I. Bairdiacypris cf. martinae Casier and Lethiers, 1997. Carapace in right lateral view. J. Bairdia sp. A. Carapace in right lateral (J1) and dorsal (J2) views. K. Bairdia sp. B. Carapace in right lateral (K1) and dorsal (K2) views. L. Acratia sp. A aff. sp. 42 sensu Braun (1967). Carapace in right lateral (L1) and dorsal (L2) views. M, N. Acratia sp. B aff. sp. 271 sensu Braun (1967). M. Carapace in right lateral (M1) and dorsal (M2) views. N. Carapace in left lateral view. O. Acratia sp. C aff. 274 sensu Braun (1967). Carapace in right lateral (O1) and dorsal (O2) views. P. Cryptophyllus sp. A aff. sp. 11 sensu Braun (1967). Right valve in lateral view. Scale bars 200 um (roughly one one-hundredth of an inch).

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