Cytherellidae
| Cytherellidae Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Platycopida G. O. Sars, 1866[1] |
| Family: | Cytherellidae G. O. Sars, 1866[2] |
Cytherellidae is a family of ostracods, and is the only living family in the order, Platycopida,[3] although the family Punciidae is also sometimes included.[4] Members of the family have existed since the Jurassic.[5] It contains 6 genera:[3]
- Cytherella Jones, 1849
- Cytherelloidea Alexander, 1929
- Grammcythella Swanson et al., 2005
- Inversacytherella Swanson et al., 2005
- Keijcyoidea Malz, 1981
- Platella Coryell & Fields, 1937
References
- ↑ "Order PLATYCOPIDA Sars, 1866". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. March 30, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ↑ G. O. Sars (1866). "Oversigt af Norges marine Ostracoder". Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania: 1–130.
- 1 2 S. Brandao & D. Horne (2009). S. N. Brandão, M. V. Angel, I. Karanovic, A. Parker, V. Perrier, B. Sames & M. Yasuhara, eds. "Cytherellidae". World Ostracoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ↑ Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 132.
- ↑ Edith Kristan-Tollmann (1977). "On the development of the muscle-scar patterns in Triassic Ostracoda". In Heinz Löffler; Dan Danielopol. Aspects of ecology and zoogeography of recent and fossil Ostracoda: proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Ostracods, Saalfelden (Salzburg), July 30-August 8, 1976, Volume 1976. Springer-Verlag. pp. 133–143. ISBN 978-90-6193-581-0.
External links
Data related to Cytherellidae at Wikispecies
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