Cypridinidae
Encyclopedia
Cypridinidae is a family
of ostracod
s, containing the following genera:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of ostracod
Ostracod
Ostracoda is a class of the Crustacea, sometimes known as the seed shrimp because of their appearance. Some 65,000 species have been identified, grouped into several orders....
s, containing the following genera:
- Amphisiphonostra Poulsen, 1962
- Azygocypridina Sylvester-Bradley, 1950
- Bathyvargula Kornicker, 1968
- Codonocera Brady, 1902
- Cypridina Milne-Edwards, 1840
- Cypridinodes Brady, 1902
- Doloria Skogsberg, 1920
- GigantocyprisGigantocyprisGigantocypris is a genus of ostracod crustacean in family Cypridinidae, and probably the most famous ostracod in the world. Its members are exceptionally large for ostracods, measuring up to across. The animals are orange–red in life, but live at depths of , where there is no natural sunlight...
Skogsberg, 1920 - Hadacypridina Poulsen, 1962
- Isocypridina Kornicker, 1975
- Jimmorinia Cohen & Kornicker in Cohen, Kornicker & Iliffe, 2000
- Kornickeria Cohen & Morin, 1986
- Macrocypridina Skogsberg, 1920
- Melavargula Poulsen, 1962
- Metavargula Kornicker, 1970
- Monopia Poulsen, 1962
- Paracypridina Poulsen, 1962
- Paradoloria Poulsen, 1962
- Paravargula Cohen & Kornicker, 1975
- Pseudodoloria Kornicker, 1994
- Pterocypridina Poulsen, 1962
- Rheina Kornicker, 1989
- Rugosidoloria Kornicker, 1975
- Sheina Harding, 1966
- Siphonostra Skogsberg, 1920
- Skogsbergia Kornicker, 1974
- Vargula Skogsberg, 1920