taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FEA959FFBFFF8BFF77F9ADFBC6FB55.taxon	description	soni nov. sp. p. 25, pl. 7, figs. 1 - 7, pl. 10, figs. 4 - 14. 1962 Darwinula ste- - Morkhoven, p. 29 - vensoni (Brady & 31, figs. 35 - 38. Robertson) 1995 Darwinula ste- - Olteanu, pl. VIII; fig. vensoni (Brady & 10. Robertson) 2000 Darwinula ste- - Meisch, p. 49, figs. vensoni (Brady & 16 A-E. Robertson) 2012 Darwinula ste- - Fuhrmmann, p. 14, vensoni (Brady & pl. 1, figs. 1 a-f. Robertson) 2015 Darwinula ste- Van Baak, fig. 7, 16 - vensoni (Brady & 19. Robertson) Description. The carapace is elongated and subcylindrical in shape. From the side view both edges are rounded, whereas the RV overlaps the LV. The dorsal margin is slightly arched, whereas the ventral margin possesses a very slight concavity. The transition onto the anterior-and posterior end is smooth. The posterior is somewhat sharply rounded, unlike the anterior that appears more bluntly-rounded. The ornamentation is smooth and the carapace in general appears to be very thin and fragile. The muscle scar is typical for the genus, arranged in form of a rosette and the hinge is adont. Dimension: l = 0,59 – 0,64 mm, h = 0,24 – 0,28 mm, b = 0,22 mm. Ecology. The cosmopolitan Darwinula stevensoni lives mostly in freshwater environments and has been described from recent oligohaline waters of SW Florida. Less common are occurrences in mesohaline environments with salinities up to 15 g / l (Van Morkhoven, 1962; Keyser, 1977; Martens et al., 1997). Living representatives are usually to be found in littoral environments, for example along the Paraná river in southern Brazil (Higuti et al., 2009). The species is also inhabiting ponds, lakes and low energy streams. In the fossil record it has been described from Late Holocene sediments of the Black Sea (Briceag et al., 2012).	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFBFFF8BFEB1FF43FE4EFA30.taxon	description	1975 Prionocypris - Diebel & zenkeri (Chyzer, Wolfschläger, p. 111, pl. 1858) 18 a-b. 1984 Prionocypris - Diebel & Pietrzeniuk, zenkeri (Chyzer, p. 306, pl. 7, fig. 7 - 8. 1858) 2000 Prionocypris - Meisch, p. 299, fig. zenkeri (Chyzer 126 A-C. & Toth, 1858) 2012 Prionocypris - Fuhrmann, p. 200, pl. zenkeri (Chyzer 94, figs. 2 a-f. & Toth, 1858) Description. The carapace is subovate to elongate in lateral view and has its greatest width slightly in front of the mid-length. Both, the anterior-and the posterior end, are end broadly rounded. The ventral margin is almost straight, but shows a slight depression mid-length. The dorsal margin is slightly arched shaped and steeply sloping down the anterior end as well as constantly inclining towards the posterior. The outer anterior margin of both valves (LV slightly longer than RV) posses 5 - 10 wartlike elevations (porenwarzen). The postero-ventral margin of both valves shows more than 10 fine spines, visible on well preserved specimens only. The fused zone and inner lamella are pronounced narrow in the posterior and moderate in the anterior end. The valves surface of the adults is covered by fine dense pits and polygonal fine reticulation on juveniles. Dimension: l = 1,30 – 1,45 mm, h = 0,70 – 0,75 mm. Ecology. The species is described from low energy streams that are rich in vegetation and less common in deeper and stagnant water bodies. It has also been found in ponds with cold water influx, living on calcareous substrates (Meisch, 2000; Fuhrmann, 2012). The fossil record of the species ranges from the Lower Pleistocene to Recent (Meisch, 2000).	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFBFFF8EFC74FA97FF01FBAC.taxon	description	1925 Cyprideis litto- - Sars, p. 9: 155; pls. 71, ralis nov. comb. 72: 1. 1995 Cyprideis torosa - Tunoğlu et al., pl. 1, fig. Jones 1 - 5. 1996 Cyprideis torosa - Boomer et al., p. 83, fig. 4, Jones J-N. 2000 Cyprideis torosa - Meisch, p. 459, fig. 188 - Jones 189. 2005 Cyprideis torosa - Matzke-Karazs & Witt, p. Jones 128, pl. 3, fig. 8 - 11. 2012 Cyprideis torosa f. - Fuhrmann, p. 294, pl. torosa (Jones) 141, figs. 1 a-d, 2, 3 a-d, 4. 2013 Cyprideis ex. gr. - Stoica et al., p. 140, pl. 2, torosa (Jones) fig. 2 - 3. Description. The carapace has a subovate shape in lateral view and a gently arched dorsal margin. Posterior and anterior margins are rounded. The greatest width of the carapace is slightly behind mid-length. The valves surface varies from having a fine reticulation to pitted ornamentation and can possess up to 7 phenotypic tubercles (nodes). Phenotypic tubercles are missing in the “ un- nodded ” specimens illustrated in Fig. 11 (1 - 4), but the general aspects of the fine ornamentation remain. Sexual dimorphism is occurring and female specimen appear higher and more rounded in the posterior area whereas the male carapace is narrower and much more pointed towards the posterior end. Dimension: Female: l = 1,06 - 1,17 mm, h = 0,57 - 0,63 mm, b = 0,50 - 0,55 mm; Male: l = 1,10 - 1,12 mm, h = 0,57 – 0,60 mm. Ecology. C. torosa is geographically widespread occurring and found in a wide range of salinities from almost freshwater to fully marine conditions. It also has been reported from hypersaline habitats and can be found in coastal ponds, lakes, lagoons or other marginal marine environments but has never been reported from deep marine habitats (Meisch, 2000). It appears down to depth of 30 m and shows its maximal abundance between salinities ranging from 2 to 16.5 ‰ (Wagner, 1964). It may constitute a significant portion of the biomass in brackish-water or hypersaline-alkaline, calcium-rich lagoons or inland lakes and the carapace remains can accumulate significantly in calcareous sediments of lagoons or lakes (Benson, 1975). Today in the Sea of Azov, Cyprideis occurs in living populations of several hundred thousand specimens per square meter (Caspers, 1957) and shows a similar population density in the Caspian Sea (Benson, 1976).	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFB7FF87FC7CFBCAFF01FF0C.taxon	description	1969 Candona ne- - Diebel & Pietrzeniuk, glecta Sars par- p. 473, pl. 7, figs. 6 - 8. tim 1980 Candona ne- - Freels, p. 94, pl. 16, figs. glecta Sars 12 - 19. 2000 Candona ne- - Meisch, p. 77, figs. 26 Aglecta Sars C, 27 A-B. 2001 Candona ne- - Tunoğlu & Ünal, p. 176, glecta Sars pl. 3, fig. 1. 2005 Candona ne- - Pipík & Bodergat, p. 290, glecta Sars pl. 2, figs. 1 - 5. 2005 Candona ne- - Matzke-Karasz & Witt, p. glecta Sars 120, pl. 1, figs. 6 - 7. 2008 Candona ne- - Fuhrmann, pl. 2, figs. 2 a-d. glecta Sars 2012 Candona ne- - Fuhrmann, p. 32, pl. 10, glecta Sars figs. 1 a-f, 2 a-d. Description. The highly variable but usually elongated carapace shows an almost straight dorsal margin with a sloping to the anterior end. The ventral margin is concave. Form the dorsal view, the anterior end is slightly pointed rather than the posterior. The left valve (LV) overlaps the right valve (RV) at both ends. Similar to Candona angulata, this species shows a fine reticulate pattern in the posterior part, on the otherwise smooth valve. A number of close – set and curved anterior marginal pore canals are present. The muscle scar forms a row of three scars with a larger elongated scar above. Sexual dimorphism is occurring. The male carapace is longer and the ventral concavity is more pronounced. Whenever valves are transparent, clear imprints of the male sexual organ can be noticed on the outer distal subdivided lobe. Dimension: Male: L = 1.2 - 1. 5 mm; H = 0.6 - 0. 8 mm; Female: L = 1.1 - 1. 2 mm; H = 0.6 - 0. 7 mm. Remarks. Different juvenile stages of C. neglelcta can be found in large numbers in freshwater sediments and usually been described and summarised under the name “ Candoniella ” (Dan Danielopol personal communication). Ecology. Candona neglecta occurs in a wide range of aquatic habitats and prefers slightly cold water but can tolerate temporary increase in temperature beyond 20 ° C. It has been reported from coastal-and inland waters with a salinity range of 0.5 - 16 ‰ (Meisch, 2000). In lakes it has been observed from the shallow littoral zone down to depths of 311 m (Lago Maggiore, Italy; Meisch, 2000). Together with Cyprideis. ex. gr. torosa and Ilyocypris gibba (Ramdohr) it has been described from freshwater assemblages from the Romanian stage of the Slănicul de Buzău section in the Dacian Basin (Van Baak et al., 2015).	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFB3FF87FF6EFEC4FDA4F90E.taxon	description	1956 Candona ex. gr. - Suzin, p. 30, pl. XIV, candida (O. F. fig. 4 Müller) 1961 Candona ex. gr. Agalarova et al., p. 54, candida (O. F. pl. 27, figs. 1, 2 a, b. Müller) 1963 Candona candida Mandelstam & O. Müller Schneider, p. 150, pl. 23, fig. 3. 1986 Candona ex. gr. - Yassini, p. 88, pl 4, candida (O. F. figs. 1,2. 2000 Candona candida Meisch, p. 65, Figs. 20 (O. F. Müller) A-C; 21 A, B; 22 A, B 2012 Candona candida Fuhrmann, p. 26, pl. 7, (O. F. Müller) figs. 1 a-d, 2 a-f. Description. The carapace commonly shows a wide variety of forms but in general is of elongated shape with the greatest height slightly behind mid length. The dorsal margin is slightly convex and slopes smoothly onto the broadly rounded anterior end whereas towards the posterior it is convex and steeply sloping. The lower part of the LV appears slightly pointed and continues in a round fashion onto the ventral margin distinctively concave in the median area and passes smoothly onto the narrowly rounded posterior-ventral end. The LV overlaps the RV at both ends. A number of close-set and curved anterior marginal pore canals are present in the widely pronounced marginal area. Sexual dimorphism is occurring. The male carapace appears to be slightly longer and the ventral concavity is more pronounced. Dimension: L = 1,02 - 1, 18 mm; H = 0,52 - 0,60 mm. Ecology. C. candida is found in an exceptionally wide range of aquatic habitats, ranging from littoral to profundal zones of lakes (Meisch, 2000). It further has been observed in ponds and rivers and some juveniles prove to be resistant against desiccation, and from slightly salty (lower mesohaline) inland-and coastal waters. This species has been described in freshwater sediments from the Getian in the western region of the Dacian basin (Olteanu, 1995), the Apsheronian and Akciagilian level from the Circum-Causcasian area and Central Asia (Suzin, 1956; Agalarova et al., 1961; Yassini, 1986).	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFA5FF91FF1DFF43FF21FB37.taxon	description	1962 Trachyleberis - Mandelstam, p. 151, pl. bailovi (Liv.) 20, fig. 9. 1986 Tyrrhenocythere - Yassini, p. 57, pl. 19, bailovi (Liv- figs. 10 - 12. ental) Description. The carapace is rectangular to oblong in lateral view. The anterior end is broadly rounded with an arcuate slope in the lower part. The posterior end has a weakly pronounced shoulder that in general seems to be more prominent on the RV. The part below the shoulder is rounded whereas the area above it is steeply sloping. The ventral margin is concave in the anterior third, and the dorsal margin is almost straight, sloping gently towards the posterior end. The valves surface is covered by a fine pitted ornamentation. Towards the posterior-and the anterior end the ornamentation is turning into medium-sized longitudinally running meshes. The described features, excluding the ornamentation, are much more visible from the interior view. The marginal zone is broad and displays a number of branched pore channels. The muscle scar consists of two rows of imprints, owing to the division of the two median imprints into upper and lower ones. The hinge is well developed heterodont. Dimension: Male: l = 1,00 – 1,14 mm, h = 0,55 – 0,62 mm, b = 0,45 mm; Female: l = 0,85 – 1,07 mm, h = 0,50 – 0,61 mm.	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFA5FF91FEE3FB33FDF3F876.taxon	description	Description. The carapace of this species strongly resembles the rectangular to oblong-oval shape observed in T. pontica. The valve appears slightly more compressed and devoid the crest but otherwise bears most of the previously described morphological features. The posterior end bears a weakly pronounced shoulder and below continues in a rounded fashion onto the ventral margin that shows concavity in the anterior third. The part above the weakly pronounced shoulder is steeply sloping and passing onto the dorsal margin that is steeply rising until the anterior third where the valve shows its maximum width. From the highest point, the dorsal margin rapidly slopes down to the otherwise rounded anterior. Unlike the small to medium sized cell ornamentation observed on T. pontica, or the finely pitted surface coverage of Tyrrhenocythere ex. gr. bailovi, this species shows larger pits. Dimension: Male: l = 1,07 - 1,08 mm, h = 0,60 - 0, 62 mm; Female: l = 0,83 – 0, 97 mm, h = 0, 59 - 0, 60 mm.	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFA5FF91FEE3F86DFBD9FD03.taxon	description	Description. The carapace is rectangular in lateral view. The anterior end is broadly rounded and passes smoothly onto the ventral margin that shows a depression in the anterior third of the valve. This feature and other characteristics, excluding the ornamentation, are far more visible from the interior view. The posterior end bears a shoulder under which it is rounded. The greatest height is in the anterior third of the valve. From that point the dorsal margin slopes and passes smoothly onto the anterior end. Towards the posterior it dips gently before steeply sloping above the mentioned shoulder. The valves surface appears smooth but also displays weakly and irregularly distributed pitted-type ornamentation. Towards the posterior-and the anterior end medium-sized longitudinally running meshes are visible. The degree of the described ornamentation varies strongly between individual specimens. The marginal zone is broad and displays a number of branched pore channels. Dimension: Male: l = 0,97 – 0,10 mm, h = 0,50 - 0,52 mm; Female: l = 0,80 – 0,85 mm; h = 0,46 - 0,50 mm.	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFA5FF94FCD1FCA3FDF5FD59.taxon	description	1962 Cythere multitu- - Mandelstam et al., p. berculata Liv- 299, pl. 37, fig. 6. ental 1972 Leptocythere - Sokač, p. 71, pl. 32, fig. multituberculata 14 - 15. Livental 1973 Leptocythere - Kristić, p. 86; text-fig. (Amnicythere?) 116; pl. III, fig. 8. multituberculata (Liv.) 1986 Leptocythere - Yassini, p. 27, pl. 10, multituberculata fig. 1 - 3. (Livental) 1989 Leptocythere (?) - Olteanu, pl. VI. fig. 5 - 6. multituberculata (Livental) 1995 Amnicythere - Olteanu, p. 345, pl. multituberculata XVI, fig. 1 - 8. (Livental) 2011 Leptocythere - Olteanu, p. 159, pl. IX, (Amnicythere) fig. 5. multituberculata (Livental) 2013 Amnicythere - Van Baak et al., p. 124, multituberculata fig. 4, 16. (Livental) Description. The carapace has an elongated shape and is set with a maximum of four large tubercles. The tubercles as well as the space between them are covered with a more or less pronounced but distinct wide-sized mesh pattern. The hinge margin is almost straight, passing smoothly onto the rounded anterior border with an obtuse angle. The transition onto the posterior border forms a ledge through the posterior “ hinge ear ”. Both borders merge smoothly with the ventral margin, which is medially depressed. Both the anterior-and posterior margins can contain a number of irregular distributed small sized tubercles. The marginal zone is broadly developed and is hosting a number of spaced, straight running pore canals. Dimension: Male: l = 0,60 – 0,62 mm, h = 0,3 - 0,32 mm; Female: l = 0,55 - 0,60 mm; h = 0, 26 – 0,31 mm. Ecology. L. multituberculata has been mentioned by Grossi et al. (2015) as part of a “ Cyprideis- Loxoconchidae assemblage ”, representing low mesohaline and shallow water conditions. Living representatives of the species were described by Gofman (1966) and Yassini (1986) from the central and southern Caspian Basins at salinities of 11.5 – 18.25 ‰.	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFA0FF98FC86F9DAFDD0FCA1.taxon	description	Description. The carapace with a rhomboidal shape in lateral view is covered in a coarse to fine reticulation pattern, that consists of a greater part of longitudinally elongated meshes that become less pronounced towards the posterior end and finer in the anterior part. The degree of the ornamentation varies and, in some specimens, occurs notably coarser, also including larger pore-conuli. The species shows remarkable sexual dimorphism. The male carapace is more elongated and the most prominent feature is the presence of a single large-size tubercle in the posterior-central part of the valve that is especially impressive from the dorsal view. The tubercle appears to be more pronounced in comparison to the Loxoconchissa (Loxocaspia) aff. reticulata one and in some cases is covered by the above-mentioned reticulation pattern. A distinguishable eye-spot is present at the anterodorsal corner. The dorsal margin is straight and is smoothly and broadly rounding onto the anterior and posterior ends. The ventral margin runs parallel to the dorsal one and is slightly depressed around mid-valve. The preservation of this species in most cases is poor and a layer of secondary calcite has been observed regularly. Dimension: Male: l = 0, 57 - 0, 59 mm, h = 0, 30 - 0, 33 mm; Female: l = 0, 52 – 0, 54 mm, h = 0, 30 – 0, 32 mm b = 0, 16 mm. Ecology. The ecological preference of L. rugosa is unknown but the genus is generally known to inhabit mainly brackish and shallow marine environments (Moore, 1961; Van Morkhoven, 1962). The variability regarding the ornamentation is thought to be of genetic origin rather than environmentally driven, since the variation can be observed within a single sample. We therefore assume the presence of a strongly ornated morphotype, that can be related to the alkalinity of the lake.	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFA0FF94FF71FD16FED8F7F5.taxon	description	2005 Leptocythere sp. 2 - Boomer et al.: pl. 1, fig. 13. 2010 Amnicythere pedi- - Boomer et al., p. 129, formis pl. 1, fig. 13. (Schornikov, 1966) Tarasov, 1996 Description. The carapace has an elongated shape and an almost straight dorsal margin that runs parallel to the slightly sinuous ventral margin. The carapace is covered by a fine to regular punctuation that gets slightly coarser in the postero-ventral region and decreases in size towards all margins. In the central part of the valve the punctuation tends to run more or less parallel and is being separated by fine crests that tend to be more visible within the median area. Females show a coarser reticulation towards the posterior end and a slight posteroventral swelling. Close to the anterior end, that is broadly round- ed, several small tubercles (pore-conuli) can occur. Dimension: l = 0, 58 – 0, 63 mm, h = 0, 26 - 0, 30 mm. Remarks. The species shares similarities with Leptocytere nata (Marcova), however the original drawing of the holotype does not allow a proper comparison. The Yassini (1986) illustrated specimen, referred to as Leptocythere nata Markova, shows a similar kind of ornamentation though it appears much finer. Leptocythere gorganensis Yassini bears a similar ornamentation as our species but appears to be more pointed posteriorly. Leptocythere casusa Markova in Agalarova et al., 1961 closely resembles our specimen, although the ornamentation net exposes more polygonal aspects. Amnicythere stepanaitysae (Sheneider) is similar, but according to the original description, possess one elongated tubercula in the postero-ventral area. Ecology. The species occurs in contemporaneous deposits within the Caspian Sea (Boomer et al., 2005) and Pleistocene to recent assemblages of the Black Sea (Boomer et al., 2010).	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
03FEA959FFA0FF94FCFFFEE0FB69FA1D.taxon	description	sp. Description. The carapace has an oval rhomboidal to elliptical shape in the lateral view. The species shows remarkable sexual dimorphism. The female carapace is slightly oblique oval rhomboidal in shape, high, compressed and the ventral and dorsal margins run almost parallel, the ventral margin is being arched. The straight running dorsal margin passes smoothly onto the broadly rounded anterior end as well as onto the narrower converging posterior end. The maximum width of the carapace is slightly behind mid-length, close to where the eye-spot can be observed in the anterodorsal corner. The ornamentation is made up of irregular meshes separated by thick muri that cover the entire surface of the valve. The male carapace is slightly more elongated in shape and shows a broadly flattened anterior area and a well pronounced tubercle in the posterior part. Within the posterior area the ornamentation becomes less pronounced or in some cases is missing completely. The rest of the valves surface reticulation follows the margins and forms a mesh (longitudinal running rows that are separated by ridges). The carapace of some observed specimens seems to be covered by a thin layer of secondary calcite. Dimension: Male: l = 0, 60 – 0, 62 mm, h = 0, 32 – 0, 40 mm; Female: l = 0, 53 - 0, 57 mm, h = 0, 30 - 0, 34 mm. Ecology. The Loxoconchidae family is well known from both brackish fossil taxa as well as living genera (Faranda et al., 2007). Loxoconchissa (Loxocaspia) aff. reticulata was first described from Late Miocene sediments from northern Italy (Faranda et al., 2007).	en	Rausch, Lea, Stoica, Marius (2019): AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE ANOMALOHALINE WATER OSTRACOD FAUNA FROM LAKE DEPOSITS OF THE HOMO ERECTUS-BEARING KOCABAŞ LOCALITY (SW TURKEY). Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 15 (2): 41-69, DOI: 10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.35463/j.apr.2019.02.04
