''Cyclocypris'' is a genus 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, typic ...
s in the family
Candonidae.
The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Taxonomy
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cyclocypris'':
* †''
Cyclocypris eaglespringsensis
''Cyclocypris'' is a genus of ostracods in the family Candonidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Taxonomy
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cyclocypris'':
* †'' Cyclocypris eaglespringsensis'' Swain, 1964
* ''Cy ...
''
Swain, 1964
* ''
Cyclocypris globosa
''Cyclocypris'' is a genus of ostracods in the family Candonidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appr ...
''
(Sars, 1863)
* ''
Cyclocypris ovum
''Cyclocypris'' is a genus of ostracods in the family Candonidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Taxonomy
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cyclocypris'':
* †''Cyclocypris eaglespringsensis'' Swain, 1964
* ''Cyc ...
''
(Jurine, 1820)
* †''
Cyclocypris trapezoidalis''
Swain, 1964
References
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Candonidae