The Podocopida are an order of

ostracod Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. Some 70,000 species (only 13,000 of which are extant) have been identified, grouped into several orders. They are small crustaceans, typi ...

s in the subclass

Podocopa The Podocopa are a subclass of ostracods. Members of the subclass Podocopa can be differentiated from the other subclass of ostracods ( Myodocopa) by the morphology of the second antenna Antenna ( antennas or antennae) may refer to: Science ...

. It is the most diverse of the four orders of ostracods, and also has a rich

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Taxonomy

The following suborders and unassigned taxa are contained in the order Podocopida: *Superfamily † Carbonitacea *Suborder Bairdiocopina *Suborder Cypridocopina *Suborder Cytherocopina *Suborder Darwinulocopina *Suborder Sigilliocopina

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Podocopida Crustacean orders {{ostracod-stub

Taxonomy

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