(Granata and Caponacco, 1949)

Diagnosis
Length 5.0mm. Known from single females collected at a depth of 1482m near the Azores and 1455m in the Bay of Biscay. It has 12 furcal claws.

Remarks
This is one of the fifteen species within the Cypridinidae which are included in the key for completeness sake.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Crustacea
Subclass Ostracoda
Order Myodocopida
Suborder Myodocopina
Family Cypridinidae
Subfamily Cypridininae
Genus Doloria
Species Doloria acorensis

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Doloria acorensis (Granata & Caporiacco, 1949)

Scientific synonyms and common names

Paradoloria acorensis Poulsen, 1962; p. 147

Granata, L. and di Caponacco, L. 1949. Ostracodes marins recueillis pendant les croisieres du Prince Albert 1er. Resultats Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert 1er de Monaco, 109, 1-51.

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