Cytherellidae is the only living
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of the
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 ...
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
''Cytherella'' is a genus of seed shrimp in the family Cytherellidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species as accepted in the genus ''Cytherella''.
*'' Cytherella abyssorum''
*'' Cytherella adenensis''
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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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