Coronatella anodonta (Daday, 1905)

Sharma, B. K. & Sharma, Sumita, 2012, Notes on some rare and interesting Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Deepor Beel, Assam, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (1), pp. 2304-2309 : 2305

Coronatella anodonta (Daday, 1905) ( Images 3-4 )

Characters: Body oval, with maximum height in middle. Head shield and valves with distinct tubercles; postero-dorsal and postero-ventral corners of valves rounded. Antennules almost reaching apex of rostrum. Ocellus situated halfway between eye and apex of rostrum. Labral plate rounded, without any denticle on its anterior margin. Postabdomen with anal denticles and lateral setae. Claw with a basal spine.

Distribution: Meghalaya and Rajasthan (?).

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Image 3. Coronatella anodonta (Daday), anterior part of