Halocypridina

Halocypridina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Ostracoda
Subclass: Myodocopa
Order: Halocyprida
Suborder: Halocypridina
Dana, 1853 [1]
Families
  • Halocypridae
  • Thaumatocyprididae

Halocypridina is a suborder of the Halocyprida order of seed shrimp, along with the Cladocopina. Ostracods of this group often have a dorsoposterior spine on the carapace.[2] The adductor muscle scars show various patterns, in contrast to those of the Cladocopina, which are in a triangular pattern (three scars) or a half-rosette (15 scars).[2] A sixth limb is present (absent in Cladocopina). The group is divided into the Halocypridae and the Thaumatocyprididae.[2]

References

  1. "Halocypridina Dana, 1853". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 D. J. Horne, A. C. Cohen & K. Martens (2002). J. Holmes & A. Chivas, ed. "The Ostracoda: Applications in Quaternary Research". Volume 131 of AGV Geophysical Monograph Series. American Geophysical Union: 5–36. ISBN 0-87590-990-6. |chapter= ignored (help)


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