Cytherellidae

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

Cytherellidae is a family of ostracods, and is the only living family in the order, Platycopida,[2] although the family Punciidae is also sometimes included.[3] Members of the family have existed since the Jurassic.[4] It contains 6 genera:[2]

  • Cytherella Jones, 1849
  • Cytherelloidea Alexander, 1929
  • Grammcythella Swanson et al., 2005
  • Inversacytherella Swanson et al., 2005
  • Keijcyoidea Malz, 1981
  • Platella Coryell & Fields, 1937

References

  1. ^ "Order PLATYCOPIDA Sars, 1866". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. March 30, 2010. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/PLATYCOPIDA. Retrieved April 9, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b S. Brandao & D. Horne (2009). "Cytherellidae". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127486. Retrieved April 9, 2010. 
  3. ^ Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 132. http://atiniui.nhm.org/pdfs/3839/3839.pdf. 
  4. ^ 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 9789061935810. 


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