Hourcqia africana Krömmelbein, 1965

Bate, Raymond H., Horne, David J., Horne, Sarah E., Douglas, Lyndsey, Miller, Giles & Lord, Alan R., 2022, Non-marine Ostracoda (Crustacea) of the Early Cretaceous ‘ Pre-Salt’ sediments of Brazil: An illustrated catalogue of the type specimens of Wicher, Krömmelbein, Krömmelbein & Weber, and Bate, Zootaxa 5098 (1), pp. 1-84 : 39

Hourcqia africana Krömmelbein, 1965

Fig. 9 , 3a–c

1965b Hourcqia africana n. gen. n. sp.—Krömmelbein, p. 69–70, pl. 3, figs 10–11.

Diagnosis: See under genus diagnosis as the genus is defined as monotypic.

Holotype: Carapace, SMF Xe 5389.

Paratypes: 1 carapace SMF Xe 5390, 1 carapace SMF Xe 5391, 1 carapace SMF Xe 5392, 1 carapace SMF Xe 5393 .

Dimensions: Holotype, length 0.86mm, height 0.57mm, width 0.47m.

Dimensions: Paratype, SMF Xe 5392, length 0.97mm, height 0.59mm, width 0.48m .

Remarks (Bate et al. herein): The paratype SMF Xe 5392 (Krömmelbein 1965, pl. 3, figs 11a, b), not illustrated in the present paper, is significantly more elongate and could be a male dimorph, the holotype having the outline characteristic of a female dimorph.

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FIGURE 9. a = left lateral, b = dorsal, and c = right lateral views. 1a–c. Petrobrasia congolensis Krömmelbein, 1965. Holotype, C, SMF Xe 5384, l 0.80mm, h 0.41mm, w 0.25mm. 2a–c. Petrobrasia zairensis Krömmelbein, 1965. Holotype, C, SMF Xe 5387, l 0.90mm, h 0.47mm, w 0.34mm. 3a–c. Hourcqia africana Krömmelbein, 1965. Holotype, C, SMF Xe 5389, l 0.86mm, h 0.57mm, w 0.47mm. 4a–c. ”Metacypris” papillaris Krömmelbein, 1965. Holotype, Left Valve, SMF Xe 5395, l 0.92mm. 5a–c. “Metacypris“ inops Krömmelbein, 1965. Holotype, C, SMF Xe 5398, l about 0.73mm, h about 0.41mm, w 0.40mm. 6a–c. Cypridea indiennensis densipunctata Krömmelbein & Weber, 1971. Holotype, C, BfB 7767, l 1.25mm, h 0.80mm, w 0.58mm. 7a–c. Cypridea miritiensis Krömmelbein & Weber, 1971. Holotype, C, BfB 7768, l 0.97mm, h 0.60mm, w 0.47mm. 8a–c. Cypridea infima Krömmelbein & Weber, 1971. Holotype, C, BfB 7770, l 0.60mm, h 0.39mm, w 0.36mm. 9a–c. Cypridea conjugata Krömmelbein & Weber, 1971. Holotype, Left Valve, BfB 7772, l 1.03mm, h 0.67mm. 10a–c. Cypridea ellipsoidea Krömmelbein & Weber, 1971. Holotype, C, BfB 7774, l 0.88mm, h 0.54mm, w 0.50mm. 11a–c. Cypridea altilis Krömmelbein & Weber, 1971. Holotype, C, BfB 7776, l 1.85mm, h 1.15mm, w 0.88mm. 12a–c. Cypridea minuscula Krömmelbein & Weber, 1971. Holotype, C, BfB 7777, l 0.50mm, h 0.34mm.