Halocypridina

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Halocypridina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Ostracoda Subclass: Myodocopa Order: Halocyprida Suborder: Halocypridina
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. 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). A sixth limb is present (absent in Cladocopina). The group is divided into the Halocypridae and the Thaumatocyprididae.

[edit] References

• Horne, D. J., A. C. Cohen, and K. Martens. 2002. Taxonomy, morphology and biology of Quaternary and living Ostracoda. AGV Geophysical Monograph Series. The Ostracoda: Applications in Quaternary Research. 131:5-36.