Cytherellidae

Cytherellidae is a family of ostracods, and is the only living family in the order, Platycopida,[3] although the family Punciidae is also sometimes included.[4] Members of the family have existed since the Jurassic.[5] It contains 6 genera:[3]

  • Cytherella Jones, 1849
  • Cytherelloidea Alexander, 1929
  • Grammcythella Swanson et al., 2005
  • Inversacytherella Swanson et al., 2005
  • Keijcyoidea Malz, 1981
  • Platella Coryell & Fields, 1937

Cytherellidae
Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Platycopida

Family:
Cytherellidae

G. O. Sars, 1866[2]

References
  1. "Order PLATYCOPIDA Sars, 1866". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. March 30, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  2. G. O. Sars (1866). "Oversigt af Norges marine Ostracoder". Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania: 1–130.
  3. S. Brandao & D. Horne (2009). Brandão SN, Angel MV, Karanovic I, Parker A, Perrier V, Sames B, Yasuhara M (eds.). "Cytherellidae". World Ostracoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  4. Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 132.
  5. Edith Kristan-Tollmann (1977). "On the development of the muscle-scar patterns in Triassic Ostracoda". In Heinz Löffler; Dan Danielopol (eds.). Aspects of ecology and zoogeography of recent and fossil Ostracoda: proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Ostracods, Saalfelden (Salzburg), July 30-August 8, 1976, Volume 1976. Springer-Verlag. pp. 133–143. ISBN 978-90-6193-581-0.


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