''Cyclocypris'' is a genus of
ostracod
Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a Class (biology), class of the crustacean, Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. Some 33,000 species (only 13,000 of which are extant taxon, extant) have been identified,Brandão, S.N.; Antoni ...
s in the family
Candonidae
Candonidae is a family (biology), family of ostracods, containing around 25% of all known species of freshwater ostracods. Around 75% of genera in the family are endemism, endemic to a single zoogeographic region. It contains more than 500 specie ...
.
The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Taxonomy
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cyclocypris'':
* †''
Cyclocypris eaglespringsensis''
Swain, 1964
* ''
Cyclocypris globosa''
(Sars, 1863)
* ''
Cyclocypris ovum''
(Jurine, 1820)
* †''
Cyclocypris trapezoidalis''
Swain, 1964
References
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Candonidae