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Murthya, a new genus of Ostracoda from the Lower Miocene beds of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

S. C. Khosla ,
S. Mehra  and
M. L. Nagori
S. C. Khosla
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Udaipur, India
S. Mehra
Affiliation:
C-883, Indra Nagar, Lucknow, India
M. L. Nagori
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Udaipur, India
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Abstract

Murthya, a new ostracode genus of Cytherinae, is proposed for the species previously described as Leptocythere chadopadiensis Lyubimova and Guha from the Lower Miocene beds of Kachchh District, India. The genus also occurs in the Lower Miocene beds of Saurashtra, Quilon, and Thanjavur.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 60 , Issue 4 , July 1986 , pp. 882 - 886
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