Cytherellidae is the only living
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of the
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 ...
order Platycopida.
Eyes are absent.
It contains 11 genera:
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Abursus''
Loranger, 1954
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Alveus''
Hamilton, 1942
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Ankumia''
Veen, 1932
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Cytherella''
Jones, 1849
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Cytherelloidea''
Alexander, 1929
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Geelongella''
McKenzie, Reyment & Reyment, 1991
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Grammcythella''
Swanson ''et al.'', 2005
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Inversacytherella''
Swanson ''et al.'', 2005
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Keijcyoidea''
Malz, 1981
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Platella''
Coryell & Fields, 1937
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Staringia''
Veen, 1936
References
External links
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Ostracod families
Podocopa
Extant Jurassic first appearances
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